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Offences

This gives a list of some of the more common offences that come before the Court.

It is only intended to give you some access to the legislation and penalties attached so that you are more aware of the charge that you are facing.

Obviously once you have looked at the various entries you should discuss your matter with your lawyer.

There are many pieces of legislation. The following are mainly from the Crimes Act, the Drugs Poisons and Controlled Substances Act and the Road Safety Act.

Traffic offences and drink driving have an index

of their own which you can get to by clicking on the following link -

Drink driving & Traffic Offences

 


   
   
Violence Crimes
Crimes Act 1958

Murder
Manslaughter
Assault police
Armed robbery
Robbery
Intentionally cause serious injury
Recklessly cause serious injury
Assault cause injury recklessly
Assault cause injury intentionally
Aggravated burglary
Affray
Kidnapping
Threat to kill


31
75A
75
16
17
18
18
77(1)

63A
20
   
Sex Crimes
Crimes Act 1958

Indecent assault
Incest
Indecent act with child <16
Rape
Sexual penetration with child under 16
Sexual penetration with 16 or 17 year old
Production of child pornography
39
44
47
38
45
48
68
   

Financial Crimes
Crimes Act 1958

Theft
Obtain property by deception
Obtain financial advantage by deception
False accounting
Blackmail
Burglary
Go equipped to steal
Handling stolen goods

72
81
82
88
87
76
91
88

   
Drug Crimes
DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981
Cultivation of narcotic plant
Cultivation of commercial quantity
Use drug
Possession of drugs
Trafficking drugs
72b
72A
75
73 (1)
71AC
   
 Money laundering
Crimes Act 1958
Dealing with proceeds of crime
Property suspected of being proceeds of crime
194
195
   
Computer Crimes
Crimes Act 1958
Unauthorized access, modification or impairment
Unauthorized modification
Intent to commit serious computer offence
247B
247C
247F
   
Miscellaneous Crimes
Crimes Act 1958
Perjury
Stalking
Arson
314
21A
197
 
 
 

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