Criminal Code
40Duress
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 40
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code.
40 Duress carries out the conduct required for the offence under duress. (2) A person carries out conduct under duress only if the person reasonably believes that— (a) a threat has been made that will be carried out unless an offence is committed; and (b) there is no reasonable way to make the threat ineffective; and (c) the conduct is a reasonable response to the threat. (3) However, the person does not carry out conduct under duress if the threat is made by or on behalf of a person with whom the person is voluntarily associating to carry out conduct of the kind required for the offence.
External factors Division 2.3.5