Crimes Act 1958
339Conspiracy and incitement
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339 Conspiracy and incitement
(1) A married person shall be criminally responsible for incitement or conspiracy to commit treason or murder and for any offence specified in section 4 as if he or she were unmarried.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), a married person shall not be criminally responsible for conspiracy with his or her spouse alone, nor for incitement of his or her spouse to commit a criminal offence.
S. 339(3) amended by No. 9576 s. 11(1).
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall affect the liability of a married person as a principal offender in any offence except conspiracy or incitement.
Ss 340–350 repealed by No. 8338 s. 5.
Pt 2A (Heading and ss 340–345) inserted by No. 70/1987 s. 4.
Part IIA—Extra-territorial offences
New s. 340 inserted by No. 70/1987 s. 4.