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Crimes Act 1900
17Suicide—aiding etc
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17 Suicide—aiding etc (1) A person who aids or abets the suicide or attempted suicide of another imprisonment for 10 years. (a) a person incites or counsels another person to commit suicide; and (b) the other person commits, or attempts to commit, suicide as a consequence of that incitement or counselling; conviction, by imprisonment for 10 years.