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Criminal Code Act 1983
225Going equipped for theft and related offences
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225 Going equipped for theft and related offences
(a) is in a place other than the person's home; and
(b) possesses an item; and
(c) engages in the conduct mentioned in paragraph (b) with the
intention of using the item in the course of or in relation to
committing the offence of theft or a related offence.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is in a place other than the person's home; and
(b) possesses a firearm or any other dangerous or offensive
weapon; and
(c) engages in the conduct mentioned in paragraph (b) with the
intention of using it in the course of or in relation to committing
the offence of theft or a related offence.
(4) Subsection (3)(c) is the fault element for the conduct in
subsection (3)(b).
(5) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (3)(a).
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related offence means an offence against any of the following:
(a) section 218;
(b) section 220;
(c) section 221;
(d) section 228AB.