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Criminal Code Act 1899
sch.1-sec.421Entering or being in premises and committing indictable offences
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### sch.1-sec.421 Entering or being in premises and committing indictable offences
Any person who enters or is in any premises with intent to commit an indictable offence in the premises commits a crime.
Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
Any person who enters or is in any premises and commits an indictable offence in the premises commits a crime.
Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment.
If the offender gains entry to the premises by any break and commits an indictable offence in the premises, he or she is liable to imprisonment for life.
sch 1 pt 6 div 1 ch 39 s 421 amd 1945 9 Geo 6 No. 11 s 7
sub 1975 No. 27 s 12
amd 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2
sub 1997 No. 3 s 73
(sch.1-sec.421-ssec.1) Any person who enters or is in any premises with intent to commit an indictable offence in the premises commits a crime. Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.
(sch.1-sec.421-ssec.2) Any person who enters or is in any premises and commits an indictable offence in the premises commits a crime. Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment.
(sch.1-sec.421-ssec.3) If the offender gains entry to the premises by any break and commits an indictable offence in the premises, he or she is liable to imprisonment for life.