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Criminal Code Act 1983
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218 Robbery
(a) the person commits the offence of theft; and
(b) the person:
(i) uses force on another person; or
(ii) threatens to use force then and there on another person;
and
with the intention of committing the offence of theft or
escaping from the scene of the offence; and
(d) the force was used or threatened when the person committed
the offence of theft or immediately before or immediately after
committing the offence.
aggravated offence, imprisonment for life.
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