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Criminal Code Act 1983
31Unwilled act etc. and accident
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31 Unwilled act etc. and accident
(1) A person is excused from criminal responsibility for an act, omission
or event unless it was intended or foreseen by him as a possible
consequence of his conduct.
(2) A person who does not intend a particular act, omission or event,
but foresees it as a possible consequence of his conduct, and that
particular act, omission or event occurs, is excused from criminal
responsibility for it if, in all the circumstances, including the chance
of it occurring and its nature, an ordinary person similarly
circumstanced and having such foresight would have proceeded
with that conduct.
(3) This section does not apply to an offence against section 155.