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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
sec.25AMeaning of crime
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### sec.25A Meaning of crime
A crime is an act or omission constituting a prescribed offence—
disregarding any justification, excuse or defence that a person may have for doing the act or making the omission; and
whether or not the person who did the act or made the omission has been identified, arrested, prosecuted or convicted in relation to the act or omission.
However, a reference to a justification, excuse or defence in subsection (1) (a) does not include—
a matter mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 31 (1) (a) or (b) ; or
an authorisation to do an act or make an omission that is provided for under an Act.
In this section—
prescribed offence means—
an offence committed against the person of someone; or
an offence of attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
s 25A ins 2017 No. 8 s 29
(sec.25A-ssec.1) A crime is an act or omission constituting a prescribed offence— disregarding any justification, excuse or defence that a person may have for doing the act or making the omission; and whether or not the person who did the act or made the omission has been identified, arrested, prosecuted or convicted in relation to the act or omission.
(sec.25A-ssec.2) However, a reference to a justification, excuse or defence in subsection (1) (a) does not include— a matter mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 31 (1) (a) or (b) ; or an authorisation to do an act or make an omission that is provided for under an Act.
(sec.25A-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed offence means— an offence committed against the person of someone; or an offence of attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (a) disregarding any justification, excuse or defence that a person may have for doing the act or making the omission; and
- (b) whether or not the person who did the act or made the omission has been identified, arrested, prosecuted or convicted in relation to the act or omission.
- (a) a matter mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 31 (1) (a) or (b) ; or
- (b) an authorisation to do an act or make an omission that is provided for under an Act.
- (a) an offence committed against the person of someone; or
- (b) an offence of attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .