Crimes Act 1958
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9A Treason 18
(4) Offences against the person 21
15 Definitions 21
15A Causing serious injury intentionally in circumstances of gross violence 25
15B Causing serious injury recklessly in circumstances of gross violence 27
15C Other offenders need not be prosecuted 29
16 Causing serious injury intentionally 29
17 Causing serious injury recklessly 30
18 Causing injury intentionally or recklessly 31
19 Offence to administer certain substances 32
20 Threats to kill 33
21 Threats to inflict serious injury 33
21A Stalking 34
22 Conduct endangering life 38
23 Conduct endangering persons 38
24 Negligently causing serious injury 39
25 Setting traps etc. to kill 39
26 Setting traps etc. to cause serious injury 39
27 Extortion with threat to kill 39
28 Extortion with threat to destroy property etc. 40
29 Using firearm to resist arrest etc. 40
30 Threatening injury to prevent arrest 41
31 Assaults 42
31A Use of firearms in the commission of offences 45
31B Being armed with criminal intent 45
31C Discharging a firearm reckless to safety of a police officer or a protective services officer 46
31D Intimidation of a law enforcement officer or a family member of a law enforcement officer 48
32 Offence to perform female genital mutilation 51
33 Offence to take a person from the State with the intention of having prohibited female genital mutilation performed 52
34 Consent not a defence to a charge under sections 32 or 33 52
34A Exceptions to offences under section 32 53
(4A) Non-fatal strangulation 54
34AB Definitions 54
34AC Guiding principles 55
34AD Non-fatal strangulation intentionally causing injury 55
34AE Non-fatal strangulation 56
34AF Sexual activity and consent defence to offence of non-fatal strangulation 57
34AG Sexual activity and consent defence—meaning of consent 57
34AH Sexual activity and consent defence—circumstances in which a person does not consent 58
34AI Sexual activity and consent defence—reasonable belief in consent 60
34AJ Sexual activity and consent defence—effect of intoxication on standard to be applied in determining reasonable belief 61