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Criminal Code Act 1983
220Entering building with intention to commit offence
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220 Entering building with intention to commit offence
(a) enters or remains in a building; and
(b) engages in the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) with the
intention of committing an offence, other than an offence
against the Trespass Act 2023, in the building; and
(c) is a trespasser and the person is reckless in relation to that
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 4 years.
(3) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), proof of
subsection (1)(a) and (c) is evidence of the fault element in
(4) For this section, a person is not a trespasser merely because the
person is permitted to enter or remain in the building:
(a) for a purpose that is not the person's intended purpose; or
(b) as a result of fraud, misrepresentation or another person's
mistake.
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