Subdiv 1Lack of capacity of children

Subdivision 1 Lack of capacity of children 43AP Age of criminal responsibility ......................................................... 34 43AQ Child 10 years of age or older but under 14 years of age .............. 34 43AR Self-induced intoxication ................................................................ 34 43AS Intoxication – offences involving basic intent ................................. 35 Criminal Code Act 1983 iv 43AT Intoxication – negligence as fault element ..................................... 35 43AU Intoxication – relevance to defences ............................................. 35 43AV Involuntary intoxication .................................................................. 36 43AW Mistake or ignorance of fact – fault elements other than negligence ..................................................................................... 36 43AX Mistake of fact – strict liability ........................................................ 37 43AY Mistake or ignorance of law ........................................................... 37 43AZ Claim of right ................................................................................. 38 43BA Intervening conduct or event ......................................................... 38 43BB Duress ........................................................................................... 38 43BC Sudden or extraordinary emergency ............................................. 39 43BD Self-defence .................................................................................. 39 43BE Lawful authority ............................................................................. 40 43BF Attempt .......................................................................................... 40 43BG Complicity and common purpose .................................................. 41 43BGA Joint commission ........................................................................... 42 43BH Commission by proxy .................................................................... 44 43BI Incitement ...................................................................................... 44 43BJ Conspiracy..................................................................................... 45 43BJA References in Acts to offences ...................................................... 47 43BK General principles.......................................................................... 47 43BL Physical elements.......................................................................... 47 43BM Fault elements other than negligence............................................ 48 43BN Negligence..................................................................................... 49 43BO Mistake of fact – strict liability ........................................................ 50 43BP Intervening conduct or event ......................................................... 50 43BQ Legal burden of proof .................................................................... 50 43BR Legal burden of proof – prosecution .............................................. 50 43BS Standard of proof – prosecution .................................................... 51 43BT Evidential burden of proof .............................................................. 51 43BU Evidential burden of proof – defence ............................................. 51 43BV Legal burden of proof – defence .................................................... 51 43BW Standard of proof – defence .......................................................... 52 43BX Use of averments .......................................................................... 52 Criminal Code Act 1983 v 43BY Application and effect of Division ................................................... 52 43BZ Interpretation for Division ............................................................... 52 43CA Extension of offences if required geographical nexus exists ......... 53 43CB Geographical application – double criminality................................ 53 43CC Geographical application – procedure ........................................... 53 43CD Geographical application – suspicion etc. that offence committed ...................................................................................... 54 Part IIA Mental impairment and unfitness to be tried 43A Definitions ...................................................................................... 55 43B Meaning of supervised person in Divisions 6 and 7....................... 56 43C Defence of mental impairment ....................................................... 57 43D Presumption of competence and burden of proof .......................... 57 43E Standard of proof ........................................................................... 57 43F Who may raise defence and when may defence be raised and considered? ................................................................................... 57 43G Hearing of question of mental impairment by court etc. ................. 58 43H Plea of not guilty by reason of mental impairment may be accepted ........................................................................................ 59 43I Effect of findings under this Division .............................................. 59 43J When is a person unfit to stand trial? ............................................ 60 43K Presumption of fitness to stand trial and burden of proof .............. 60 43L Standard of proof ........................................................................... 60 43M Committal proceedings .................................................................. 61 43N Institution of investigation of fitness of accused person ................. 61 43O Court may make interim orders ..................................................... 61 43P Procedure for conduct of investigation .......................................... 62 43Q Finding that accused person fit to stand trial ................................. 62 43R Procedure if accused person found unfit to stand trial after conduct of investigation ................................................................. 63 43S Abridgement of adjournment under section 43R ........................... 64 43T Finding that accused person unfit to stand trial by agreement....... 64 43U Extension of period for holding special hearing ............................. 65 43V Purpose of special hearings .......................................................... 65 Criminal Code Act 1983 vi 43W Procedure for conduct of special hearing ...................................... 65 43X Findings at special hearing ............................................................ 66 43XA Dispensing with special hearing .................................................... 67 43XB Effect of finding under section 43XA.............................................. 67 43Y Interim orders pending supervision................................................ 67 43Z When supervision orders are made ............................................... 68 43ZA Nature of supervision orders.......................................................... 68 43ZB Appeals against supervision orders ............................................... 69 43ZC Term of supervision order .............................................................. 70 43ZD Variation or revocation of supervision order .................................. 70 43ZE Urgent variation of non-custodial supervision order....................... 71 43ZF Emergency power of apprehension ............................................... 73 43ZG Major review of supervision orders ................................................ 74 43ZH Periodic review of supervision orders ............................................ 76 43ZI Right of persons to appear at hearings under this Division............ 76 43ZJ Court to receive report on condition of accused persons declared liable to supervision ........................................................ 77 43ZK Periodic reports on condition of supervised persons ..................... 78 43ZL Reports on views of victim or next of kin ....................................... 78 43ZLA Definition........................................................................................ 79 43ZM Principle court to apply when making order ................................... 80 43ZN Matters court must take into account when making order ............. 80 43ZO Legal counsel to have independent discretion ............................... 81 43ZP Counselling next of kin .................................................................. 81 43ZPA Protection from liability .................................................................. 82 43ZQ Regulations.................................................................................... 82 44 Definitions ...................................................................................... 82 45 Seditious enterprise ....................................................................... 83 46 Seditious words ............................................................................. 83 47 Procedure on prosecution for sedition ........................................... 83 48 Acts done in good faith .................................................................. 83 49 Unlawful oaths to commit offences, &c. ......................................... 84 Criminal Code Act 1983 vii 50 Definitions ...................................................................................... 85 51 Membership of unlawful organization ............................................ 85 52 Evidence of knowledge of unlawfulness ........................................ 86 53 Display of support for unlawful organization .................................. 86 54 Terrorism ....................................................................................... 86 55 Contribution towards acts of terrorism ........................................... 86 Division 3 Offences against the Executive and Legislative power 56 Interference with Administrator or Minister .................................... 87 57 Interference with Legislative Assembly.......................................... 87 58 Influencing Legislative Assembly member ..................................... 87 59 Bribery of Legislative Assembly member ....................................... 87 60 Legislative Assembly member receiving bribe ............................... 87 61 Disturbing the Legislative Assembly .............................................. 88 62 Going armed to Legislative Assembly ........................................... 88 63 Interpretation ................................................................................. 88 64 Punishment of unlawful assembly ................................................. 88 65 Punishment of riot.......................................................................... 89 66 Offences relating to riots ................................................................ 89 69 Going armed in public .................................................................... 90 70 Challenge to a fight likely to cause death or serious harm ............ 90 71 Interfering with political liberty........................................................ 90 72 Definitions ...................................................................................... 91 72A Meaning of act of piracy ................................................................ 91 73 Punishment of piracy ..................................................................... 92 74 Trading with pirates ....................................................................... 92 75 Fitting out ship for piracy................................................................ 92 Criminal Code Act 1983 viii Part IV Offences against the administration of law and justice and against public authority Division 1 Disclosure of confidential information and corruption and abuse of office 75A Definitions ...................................................................................... 93 75B Meaning of benefit ......................................................................... 93 75C Improper conduct........................................................................... 94 75D Dismissal of trivial case ................................................................. 95 76 Disclosure of confidential information ............................................ 95 77 Corruption ...................................................................................... 96 78 Other corrupting benefits ............................................................... 97 79 Advancing secret personal interests .............................................. 98 80 Abuse of office – improper conduct ............................................. 101 81 Abuse of office – arbitrary and prejudicial conduct ...................... 101 83 Corruption of surveyor or valuer .................................................. 102 85 False assumption of authority ...................................................... 103 86 Personating public officers........................................................... 103 86A Alternative verdicts ...................................................................... 103 87 Undue influence........................................................................... 104 88 Bribery ......................................................................................... 104 89 Further penalty for corrupt practices ............................................ 105 90 Illegal practices ............................................................................ 105 91 Placing false ballot-papers in ballot-boxes................................... 106 Division 4 Selling and trafficking in offices 92 Bargaining for offices in public service ........................................ 106 Division 5 Offences relating to the administration of justice 93 Judicial corruption........................................................................ 106 94 Official corruption not judicial but relating to offences.................. 107 95 Corrupting or threatening jurors ................................................... 107 96 Perjury ......................................................................................... 108 97 Punishment of perjury .................................................................. 108 98 Evidence on charge of perjury ..................................................... 109 99 Fabricating evidence ................................................................... 109 100 Corruption of witnesses ............................................................... 109 Criminal Code Act 1983 ix 101 Deceiving witnesses .................................................................... 109 102 Destroying evidence .................................................................... 110 103 Preventing witnesses from attending ........................................... 110 103A Threats or reprisals relating to persons involved in criminal investigations or judicial proceedings or against public officers ... 110 104 Compounding indictable offences................................................ 113 105 Compounding penal actions ........................................................ 114 106 Delay in taking person arrested before court ............................... 114 107 Bringing fictitious action on penal statute .................................... 114 108 Inserting advertisement without authority of court ....................... 114 109 Attempting to pervert justice ........................................................ 114 Division 6 Escapes: rescues: obstructing officers of courts 110 Forcibly rescuing certain offenders .............................................. 114 111 Aiding escape from lawful custody .............................................. 115 112 Escape from lawful custody ......................................................... 115 113 Permitting escape ........................................................................ 116 114 Harbouring escaped prisoners..................................................... 116 115 Rescuing mentally ill persons ...................................................... 116 116 Removing, &c., property under lawful seizure ............................. 116 117 Obstructing officers of courts of justice ........................................ 117 Division 7 Miscellaneous offences against public 118 False statements in statements required to be under oath or solemn declaration ...................................................................... 117 119 False declarations and statements .............................................. 117 120 Evidence ...................................................................................... 117 121 Resisting public officers ............................................................... 117 122 Refusal by public officer to perform duty ..................................... 118 123 Neglect to aid in suppressing riot................................................. 118 124 Neglect to aid in arresting offenders, &c. ..................................... 118 125 Offering violence to officiating ministers of religion ...................... 118 Division 2 Child abuse material and other offensive material and articles 125A Interpretation ............................................................................... 119 125AB Child abuse material, animal sexual abuse or animal crush material and related articles may be destroyed ........................... 122 Criminal Code Act 1983 x 125AC Article containing child abuse material or animal sexual abuse or animal crush material may be returned ................................... 123 125B Production, possession etc. of child abuse material .................... 123 125C Publishing indecent articles ......................................................... 125 125D Using child for production of child abuse material or pornographic or abusive performance ......................................... 125 125DA Animal sexual abuse or animal crush material ............................ 126 125E Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate – legal burden of proof on defence.......................................................... 127 125F Court proceedings ....................................................................... 129 Division 2A Offence relating to human remains 126 Interference with or indignity to human remains .......................... 129 148 Selling, &c., things unfit for food or drink ..................................... 129 148A Definitions .................................................................................... 130 148B Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss .............................................................................. 130 148C Threatening to contaminate goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss ................................................................ 130 148D Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss ...................... 131 148E Territorial nexus for offences ....................................................... 131 148F Recruiting child to engage in criminal activity .............................. 131 Part VI Offences against the person and related Subdivision 1 Right of occupants etc. to safety from attack by intruders 149A Right to safety from attack by intruders ....................................... 133 149B Definitions .................................................................................... 133 149C Causing death or harm ................................................................ 133 Criminal Code Act 1983 xi Division 1 Duties relating to the preservation of human life 149 Duty of person in charge of child or others .................................. 134 150 Duty of person engaging in dangerous conduct .......................... 134 151 Duty of person in charge of things applied to a dangerous purpose........................................................................................ 134 152 Duty to do certain acts ................................................................. 134 153 Effect of breach of duty ................................................................ 134 Division 2 Provision of rescue, medical treatment and other aid 155 Failure to rescue, provide help, &c. ............................................. 135 155A Assault, obstruction etc. of persons providing rescue, medical treatment or other aid .................................................................. 135 156 Murder ......................................................................................... 135 157 Punishment for murder and conspiracy to murder ....................... 136 158 Trial for murder – partial defence of provocation ......................... 136 159 Trial for murder – partial defence of diminished responsibility ..... 137 160 Manslaughter ............................................................................... 138 161 Punishment for manslaughter ...................................................... 138 161A Violent act causing death............................................................. 138 162 Assisting and encouraging suicide .............................................. 139 163 Concealment of birth ................................................................... 140 165 Attempt to murder ........................................................................ 140 166 Threats to kill ............................................................................... 140 170 Killing unborn child ...................................................................... 140 Division 3A Recklessly endangering life and serious harm, negligently causing serious harm and related offences involving vehicles and vessels 174B Danger of death or serious harm ................................................. 141 174C Recklessly endangering life ......................................................... 141 174D Recklessly endangering serious harm ......................................... 142 174E Negligently causing serious harm ................................................ 142 174F Driving motor vehicle causing death or serious harm .................. 142 174FA Hit and run ................................................................................... 143 174FB Dangerous driving during pursuit ................................................. 145 174FC Navigating vessel causing death or serious harm ....................... 146 Criminal Code Act 1983 xii 174G Increased penalty for aggravated offence ................................... 147 174H Procedure for proving aggravated offence................................... 148 175 Disabling in order to commit indictable offence ........................... 148 176 Stupefying in order to commit indictable offence ......................... 148 176A Drink or food spiking .................................................................... 148 177 Acts intended to cause serious harm or prevent apprehension ... 149 178 Preventing escape from wreck .................................................... 150 179 Intentionally endangering safety of persons travelling by railway or roadway....................................................................... 150 180 Intentionally endangering safety of persons travelling by aircraft or ship .............................................................................. 150 180A Endangering occupants of vehicles and vessels ......................... 151 181 Serious harm ............................................................................... 151 182 Attempting to injure by explosive substances .............................. 152 183 Failure to supply necessaries ...................................................... 152 184 Endangering life of child by exposure .......................................... 152 185 Setting man-traps ........................................................................ 152 186 Harm ............................................................................................ 152 186AA Choking, strangling or suffocating in a domestic relationship ...... 153 186A Definitions .................................................................................... 154 186B Female genital mutilation ............................................................. 154 186C Removal of person from Territory for female genital mutilation ... 155 186D Consent not relevant ................................................................... 155 187 Definitions .................................................................................... 155 188 Common assault.......................................................................... 156 188A Assaults on workers .................................................................... 157 189A Assaults on police or emergency workers ................................... 158 189 Unlawful stalking.......................................................................... 159 190 Assaults on the Administrator or judges ...................................... 160 191 Assaults on member of crew of aircraft ....................................... 160 193 Assaults with intent to commit an offence .................................... 160 193A Interpretation ............................................................................... 161 193B Assault with intent to steal ........................................................... 162 Criminal Code Act 1983 xiii Division 6 Offences against liberty: kidnapping: abduction 194 Kidnapping for ransom ................................................................ 162 195 Kidnapping................................................................................... 163 196 Deprivation of liberty .................................................................... 163 197 False certificates by officers charged with duties relating to liberty ........................................................................................... 163 198 Concealment of matters affecting liberty ..................................... 164 199 Wrongful custody of mentally ill person ....................................... 164 200 Threats ........................................................................................ 164 201 Abduction, enticement or detention of child under 16 years for immoral purpose .......................................................................... 164 202 Abduction of child under 16 years ............................................... 165 Division 6A Sexual servitude and deceptive recruiting for sexual services 202A Interpretation ............................................................................... 165 202B Sexual servitude .......................................................................... 166 202C Conducting business involving sexual servitude.......................... 166 202D Deceptive recruiting for sexual services ...................................... 166 202E Knowledge of age immaterial ...................................................... 167 203 Definitions .................................................................................... 167 204 Unlawful publication of defamatory matter ................................... 167 205 Publishing or threatening to publish defamatory matter with intent to extort money .................................................................. 168 206 Further application of civil law...................................................... 168 207 Burden of proof ............................................................................ 168 208 Prosecutions to be sanctioned by Crown Law Officer ................. 168 208AA Definitions .................................................................................... 168 208AAB Recording or capturing intimate image without consent .............. 169 208AB Distribution of intimate image without consent............................. 170 208AC Threaten to distribute intimate images......................................... 171 208AD Prosecution of child to be approved ............................................ 172 208AE Court may order rectification........................................................ 172 208A Termination of pregnancy performed by unqualified person ........ 173 Criminal Code Act 1983 xiv 208D Activities involving serious harm or risk of death or serious harm ............................................................................................ 174 208E Law enforcement officers............................................................. 175 208F Evidential burden of proof ............................................................ 175 208G Definitions .................................................................................... 175 208GA Consent ....................................................................................... 177 208GB Indecent and grossly indecent ..................................................... 177 208GC Meaning of position of authority ................................................... 178 208GD Meaning of sexually involved with ............................................... 179 208GE Meaning of touches ..................................................................... 179 208H Sexual intercourse – without consent .......................................... 179 208HA Compelling sexual intercourse or penetration – without consent ........................................................................................ 180 208HB Gross indecency – without consent ............................................. 180 208HC Indecent touching or act – without consent ................................. 181 208HD Compelling indecent touching or act – without consent ............... 182 208HE Recklessness in sexual offences ................................................. 182 208HF Attempt to commit sexual offence and recklessness ................... 182 Division 3 Sexual acts committed against children under 208J Sexual intercourse – child under 16 years ................................... 183 208JA Causing sexual intercourse or penetration – child under 16 years ....................................................................................... 184 208JB Gross indecency – child under 16 years ...................................... 184 208JC Indecent touching or act – child under 16 years .......................... 185 208JD Causing indecent touching or act – child under 16 years ............ 186 208JE Exposure to indecent thing or act – child under 16 years ............ 187 208JF Recording or capturing indecent image – child under 16 years ... 187 208JG Engaging in conduct to procure sexual activity – child under 16 years............................................................................. 188 208JH Grooming to engage in sexual activity – child under 16 years ..... 189 208JI Repeated sexual abuse – child under 16 years ........................... 192 208JJ Charge for offence of repeated sexual abuse .............................. 195 208JK No defence of consent ................................................................. 196 208JL No defence of belief in marriage or de facto relationship............. 196 208JM Proceeding against child ............................................................. 196 Criminal Code Act 1983 xv