318Taking etc motor vehicle without consent

318 Taking etc motor vehicle without consent (a) dishonestly takes a motor vehicle belonging to someone else; and (b) does not have consent to take the vehicle from a person to whom it belongs. Note 1 Pt 2.3 (Circumstances where there is no criminal responsibility) provides for defences that apply to offences under the Code. These include the defence of lawful authority (see s 43). Note 2 For the meaning of dishonest, see s 300. (a) the person dishonestly drives or rides in or on a motor vehicle belonging to someone else; and (b) the vehicle was dishonestly taken by someone without the consent of a person to whom it belongs. Note For alternative verdict provisions applying to an offence against this section, see s 370.