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Criminal Code Act 1983
174HProcedure for proving aggravated offence
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174H Procedure for proving aggravated offence
(1) If the prosecution intends to prove an aggravated offence, the
relevant circumstances of aggravation must be contained in the
charge.
(2) In order to prove an aggravated offence, the prosecution must
prove that the person who committed the offence intended or was
reckless as to the circumstances of aggravation.