Crimes Act 1900
49Alternative verdicts for certain other offences against the
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49 Alternative verdicts for certain other offences against the If, on a trial for an offence against a provision specified in column 2 in an item in table 49, the jury is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of that offence but is satisfied that the accused is guilty of an offence against a provision specified in column 3 in that item, it may find the accused not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of the offence against the provision specified in column 3: Table 49 Item 1 section 12 (2) (Murder) • section 15 (2) (Manslaughter) • section 47 (1) (Concealment of birth)
Item 2 section 15 (1) (Manslaughter) • section 29 (2) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle) • section 47 (1) (Concealment of birth) 3 section 19 (Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm) • section 21 (Wounding), simple offence 4 section 20 (Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm) • section 29 (4) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle) 5 section 21 (Wounding) 6 section 22 (Assault with intent to commit other offence) 7 section 24 (Assault occasioning actual bodily harm)
Item 8 section 27 (3) (a) etc—choking etc rendering person unconscious etc) • section 28 (2) (a) (Acts endangering health etc), 9 section 27 (3) (b) etc—administering drugs etc endangering life etc) • section 28 (2) (b) (Acts endangering health etc), 10 section 27 (3) (e) etc—causing explosions etc endangering life etc) • section 28 (2) (c) (Acts endangering health etc), 11 section 27 (3) (f) etc—setting traps endangering life etc) • section 28 (2) (d) (Acts endangering health etc), 12 section 27 (3) (g) etc—interfering with endangering life etc) • section 28 (2) (e) (Acts endangering health etc), 13 section 28 (2) (a) (Acts endangering health etc—choking, suffocating or strangling) 14 section 29 (2) (Culpable vehicle)—causing death Act 1999, section 6 (1), penalty, paragraph (a) (Negligent driving)—causing death 15 section 29 (4) (Culpable grievous bodily harm Act 1999, section 6 (1), penalty, paragraph (b) (Negligent driving)—causing grievous bodily harm