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Crimes Act 1900
67AWords, actions and self-induced intoxication of accused
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67A Words, actions and self-induced intoxication of accused
(1) This section applies to a proceeding for an offence against a sexual
offence consent provision.
(2) In deciding a person’s (the accused person) knowledge or belief, or
recklessness, about whether another person consented to an act
mentioned in the provision, the trier of fact—
(a) must consider all the circumstances of the case, including
anything the accused person said or did; but
(b) must not consider the accused person’s self-induced
intoxication.
intoxication—see the Criminal Code, section 30 (1).
self-induced—see the Criminal Code, section 30 (2) and (3).
sexual offence consent provision—see section 67 (6).