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CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995 !!!The following amendments (No. 144, 2005 and No. 40, 2006 and No. 54, 2006 and No. 84, 2006 and No. 86, 2006 and No. 125, 2006) have not been incorporated. - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement [ see Note 1]
3. The Criminal Code
3A. External Territories
3B. Offshore installations
4. Definitions
5. Regulations
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Schedule—The Criminal Code

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Chapter 1—Codification

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Division 1


1.1. Codification
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Chapter 2—General principles of criminal responsibility
Part 2.1—Purpose and application

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Division 2


2.1. Purpose
2.2. Application
2.3. Application of provisions relating to intoxication
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Part 2.2—The elements of an offence

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Division 3—General


3.1. Elements
3.2. Establishing guilt in respect of offences
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Division 4—Physical elements


4.1. Physical elements
4.2. Voluntariness
4.3. Omissions
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Division 5—Fault elements


5.1. Fault elements
5.2. Intention
5.3. Knowledge
5.4. Recklessness
5.5. Negligence
5.6. Offences that do not specify fault elements
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Division 6—Cases where fault elements are not required


6.1. Strict liability
6.2. Absolute liability
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Part 2.3—Circumstances in which there is no criminal
responsibility

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Division 7—Circumstances involving lack of capacity


7.1. Children under 10
7.2. Children over 10 but under 14
7.3. Mental impairment
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Division 8—Intoxication


8.1. Definition—self-induced intoxication
8.2. Intoxication (offences involving basic intent)
8.3. Intoxication (negligence as fault element)
8.4. Intoxication (relevance to defences)
8.5. Involuntary intoxication
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Division 9—Circumstances involving mistake or ignorance


9.1. Mistake or ignorance of fact (fault elements other than negligence)
9.2. Mistake of fact (strict liability)
9.3. Mistake or ignorance of statute law
9.4. Mistake or ignorance of subordinate legislation
9.5. Claim of right
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Division 10—Circumstances involving external factors


10.1. Intervening conduct or event
10.2. Duress
10.3. Sudden or extraordinary emergency
10.4. Self-defence
10.5. Lawful authority
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Part 2.4—Extensions of criminal responsibility

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Division 11


11.1. Attempt
11.2. Complicity and common purpose
11.3. Innocent agency
11.4. Incitement
11.5. Conspiracy
11.6. References in Acts to offences
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Part 2.5—Corporate criminal responsibility

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Division 12


12.1. General principles
12.2. Physical elements
12.3. Fault elements other than negligence
12.4. Negligence
12.5. Mistake of fact (strict liability)
12.6. Intervening conduct or event
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Part 2.6—Proof of criminal responsibility

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Division 13


13.1. Legal burden of proof—prosecution
13.2. Standard of proof—prosecution
13.3. Evidential burden of proof—defence
13.4. Legal burden of proof—defence
13.5. Standard of proof—defence
13.6. Use of averments
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Part 2.7—Geographical jurisdiction

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Division 14—Standard geographical jurisdiction


14.1. Standard geographical jurisdiction
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Division 15—Extended geographical jurisdiction


15.1. Extended geographical jurisdiction—category A
15.2. Extended geographical jurisdiction—category B
15.3. Extended geographical jurisdiction—category C
15.4. Extended geographical jurisdiction—category D
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Division 16—Miscellaneous


16.1. Attorney-General's consent required for prosecution if alleged conduct occurs wholly in a foreign country in certain circumstances
16.2. When conduct taken to occur partly in Australia
16.3. Meaning of Australia
16.4. Result of conduct
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Chapter 4—The integrity and security of the international community and foreign governments

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Division 70—Bribery of foreign public officials


70.1. Definitions
70.2. Bribing a foreign public official
70.3. Defence—conduct lawful in foreign public official's country
70.4. Defence—facilitation payments
70.5. Territorial and nationality requirements
70.6. Saving of other laws
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Division 71—Offences against United Nations and associated
personnel


71.1. Purpose
71.2. Murder of a UN or associated person
71.3. Manslaughter of a UN or associated person
71.4. Intentionally causing serious harm to a UN or associated person
71.5. Recklessly causing serious harm to a UN or associated person
71.6. Intentionally causing harm to a UN or associated person
71.7. Recklessly causing harm to a UN or associated person
71.8. Unlawful sexual penetration
71.9. Kidnapping a UN or associated person
71.10.Unlawful detention of UN or associated person
71.11.Intentionally causing damage to UN or associated person's property etc.
71.12.Threatening to commit other offences
71.13.Aggravated offences
71.14.Defence—activities involving serious harm
71.15.Defence—medical or hygienic procedures
71.16.Jurisdictional requirement
71.17.Exclusion of this Division if State/Territory laws provide for corresponding offences
71.18.Double jeopardy
71.19.Saving of other laws
71.20.Bringing proceedings under this Division
71.21.Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
71.22.Jurisdiction of State courts preserved
71.23.Definitions
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Division 72—International terrorist activities using
explosive or lethal devices


72.1. Purpose
72.2. ADF members not liable for prosecution
72.3. Offences
72.4. Jurisdictional requirement
72.5. Saving of other laws
72.6. Double jeopardy and foreign offences
72.7. Bringing proceedings under this Division
72.8. Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
72.9. Jurisdiction of State courts preserved
72.10.Definitions
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Division 73—People smuggling and related offences


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Subdivision A—People smuggling offences


73.1. Offence of people smuggling
73.2. Aggravated offence of people smuggling (exploitation etc.)
73.3. Aggravated offence of people smuggling (at least 5 people)
73.4. Jurisdictional requirement
73.5. Attorney-General's consent required
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Subdivision B—Document offences related to people smuggling and
unlawful entry into foreign countries


73.6. Meaning of travel or identity document
73.7. Meaning of false travel or identity document
73.8. Making, providing or possessing a false travel or identity document
73.9. Providing or possessing a travel or identity document issued or altered dishonestly or as a result of threats
73.10.Providing or possessing a travel or identity document to be used by a person who is not the rightful user
73.11.Taking possession of or destroying another person's travel or identity document
73.12.Jurisdictional requirement
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Chapter 5—The security of the Commonwealth

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Part 5.1—Treason

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Division 80—Treason


80.1. Treason
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Part 5.2—Offences relating to espionage and similar activities

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Division 90—Preliminary


90.1. Definitions
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Division 91—Offences relating to espionage and similar
activities


91.1. Espionage and similar activities
91.2. Defence—information lawfully available
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Division 93—Prosecutions and hearings


93.1. Institution of prosecution
93.2. Hearing in camera etc.
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Division 94—Forfeiture


94.1. Forfeiture of articles etc.
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Part 5.3—Terrorism

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Division 100—Preliminary


100.1.Definitions
100.2.Referring States
100.3.Constitutional basis for the operation of this Part
100.4.Application of provisions
100.5.Application of Acts Interpretation Act 1901
100.6.Concurrent operation intended
100.7.Regulations may modify operation of this Part to deal with interaction between this Part and State and Territory laws
100.8.Approval for changes to or affecting this Part
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Division 101—Terrorism


101.1.Terrorist acts
101.2.Providing or receiving training connected with terrorist acts
101.4.Possessing things connected with terrorist acts
101.5.Collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts
101.6.Other acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts
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Division 102—Terrorist organisations


CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Subdivision A—Definitions


102.1.Definitions
102.1A.Reviews by Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD
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Subdivision B—Offences


102.2.Directing the activities of a terrorist organisation
102.3.Membership of a terrorist organisation
102.4.Recruiting for a terrorist organisation
102.5.Training a terrorist organisation or receiving training from a terrorist organisation
102.6.Getting funds to or from a terrorist organisation
102.7.Providing support to a terrorist organisation
102.8.Associating with terrorist organisations
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Subdivision C—General provisions relating to offences


102.9.Extended geographical jurisdiction for offences
102.10.Alternative verdicts
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Division 103—Financing terrorism


103.1.Financing terrorism
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Division 106—Transitional provisions


106.1.Saving—regulations made for the purposes of the definition of terrorist organisation
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Part 5.4—Harming Australians

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Division 104—Harming Australians


104.1.Murder of an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
104.2.Manslaughter of an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
104.3.Intentionally causing serious harm to an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
104.4.Recklessly causing serious harm to an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
104.5.Saving of other laws
104.6.Bringing proceedings under this Division
104.7.Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
104.8.Geographical jurisdiction
104.9.Meaning of causes death or harm
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Chapter 7—The proper administration of Government

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Part 7.1—Preliminary

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Division 130—Preliminary


130.1.Definitions
130.2.When property belongs to a person
130.3.Dishonesty
130.4.Determination of dishonesty to be a matter for the trier of fact
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Part 7.2—Theft and other property offences

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Division 131—Theft


131.1.Theft
131.2.Special rules about the meaning of dishonesty
131.3.Appropriation of property
131.4.Theft of land or things forming part of land
131.5.Trust property
131.6.Obligation to deal with property in a particular way
131.7.Property obtained because of fundamental mistake
131.8.Property of a corporation sole
131.9.Property belonging to 2 or more persons
131.10.Intention of permanently depriving a person of property
131.11.General deficiency
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Division 132—Other property offences


132.1.Receiving
132.2.Robbery
132.3.Aggravated robbery
132.4.Burglary
132.5.Aggravated burglary
132.6.Making off without payment
132.7.Going equipped for theft or a property offence
132.8.Dishonest taking or retention of property
132.9.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.3—Fraudulent conduct

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Division 133—Preliminary


133.1.Definitions
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Division 134—Obtaining property or a financial advantage by
deception


134.1.Obtaining property by deception
134.2.Obtaining a financial advantage by deception
134.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Division 135—Other offences involving fraudulent conduct


135.1.General dishonesty
135.2.Obtaining financial advantage
135.4.Conspiracy to defraud
135.5.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.4—False or misleading statements

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Division 136—False or misleading statements in applications


136.1.False or misleading statements in applications
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Division 137—False or misleading information or documents


137.1.False or misleading information
137.2.False or misleading documents
137.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.5—Unwarranted demands

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Division 138—Preliminary


138.1.Unwarranted demand with menaces
138.2.Menaces
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Division 139—Unwarranted demands


139.1.Unwarranted demands of a Commonwealth public official
139.2.Unwarranted demands made by a Commonwealth public official
139.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.6—Bribery and related offences

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Division 140—Preliminary


140.1.Definition
140.2.Obtaining
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Division 141—Bribery


141.1.Bribery of a Commonwealth public official
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Division 142—Offences relating to bribery


142.1.Corrupting benefits given to, or received by, a Commonwealth public official
142.2.Abuse of public office
142.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.7—Forgery and related offences

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Division 143—Preliminary


143.1.Definitions
143.2.False documents
143.3.False Commonwealth documents
143.4.Inducing acceptance of false documents
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Division 144—Forgery


144.1.Forgery
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Division 145—Offences relating to forgery


145.1.Using forged document
145.2.Possession of forged document
145.3.Possession, making or adaptation of devices etc. for making forgeries
145.4.Falsification of documents etc.
145.5.Giving information derived from false or misleading documents
145.6.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 7.8—Causing harm to, and impersonation and obstruction of,
Commonwealth public officials

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Division 146—Preliminary


146.1.Definitions
146.2.Causing harm
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Division 147—Causing harm to Commonwealth public officials


147.1.Causing harm to a Commonwealth public official etc.
147.2.Threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official etc.
147.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Division 148—Impersonation of Commonwealth public officials


148.1.Impersonation of an official by a non-official
148.2.Impersonation of an official by another official
148.3.Geographical jurisdiction
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Division 149—Obstruction of Commonwealth public officials


149.1.Obstruction of Commonwealth public officials
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Part 7.20—Miscellaneous

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Division 261—Miscellaneous


261.1.Saving of other laws
261.2.Contempt of court
261.3.Ancillary offences
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Chapter 8—Offences against humanity and related offences

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Division 268—Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes
and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International
Criminal Court


CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Subdivision A—Introductory


268.1.Purpose of Division
268.2.Outline of offences
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Subdivision B—Genocide


268.3.Genocide by killing
268.4.Genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm
268.5.Genocide by deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction
268.6.Genocide by imposing measures intended to prevent births
268.7.Genocide by forcibly transferring children
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Subdivision C—Crimes against humanity


268.8.Crime against humanity—murder
268.9.Crime against humanity—extermination
268.10.Crime against humanity—enslavement
268.11.Crime against humanity—deportation or forcible transfer of population
268.12.Crime against humanity—imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty
268.13.Crime against humanity—torture
268.14.Crime against humanity—rape
268.15.Crime against humanity—sexual slavery
268.16.Crime against humanity—enforced prostitution
268.17.Crime against humanity—forced pregnancy
268.18.Crime against humanity—enforced sterilisation
268.19.Crime against humanity—sexual violence
268.20.Crime against humanity—persecution
268.21.Crime against humanity—enforced disappearance of persons
268.22.Crime against humanity—apartheid
268.23.Crime against humanity—other inhumane act
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Subdivision D—War crimes that are grave breaches of the Geneva
Conventions and of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions


268.24.War crime—wilful killing
268.25.War crime—torture
268.26.War crime—inhumane treatment
268.27.War crime—biological experiments
268.28.War crime—wilfully causing great suffering
268.29.War crime—destruction and appropriation of property
268.30.War crime—compelling service in hostile forces
268.31.War crime—denying a fair trial
268.32.War crime—unlawful deportation or transfer
268.33.War crime—unlawful confinement
268.34.War crime—taking hostages
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Subdivision E—Other serious war crimes that are committed in the
course of an international armed conflict


268.35.War crime—attacking civilians
268.36.War crime—attacking civilian objects
268.37.War crime—attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
268.38.War crime—excessive incidental death, injury or damage
268.39.War crime—attacking undefended places
268.40.War crime—killing or injuring a person who is hors de combat
268.41.War crime—improper use of a flag of truce
268.42.War crime—improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the adverse party
268.43.War crime—improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the United Nations
268.44.War crime—improper use of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
268.45.War crime—transfer of population
268.46.War crime—attacking protected objects
268.47.War crime—mutilation
268.48.War crime—medical or scientific experiments
268.49.War crime—treacherously killing or injuring
268.50.War crime—denying quarter
268.51.War crime—destroying or seizing the enemy's property
268.52.War crime—depriving nationals of the adverse power of rights or actions
268.53.War crime—compelling participation in military operations
268.54.War crime—pillaging
268.55.War crime—employing poison or poisoned weapons
268.56.War crime—employing prohibited gases, liquids, materials or devices
268.57.War crime—employing prohibited bullets
268.58.War crime—outrages upon personal dignity
268.59.War crime—rape
268.60.War crime—sexual slavery
268.61.War crime—enforced prostitution
268.62.War crime—forced pregnancy
268.63.War crime—enforced sterilisation
268.64.War crime—sexual violence
268.65.War crime—using protected persons as shields
268.66.War crime—attacking persons or objects using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
268.67.War crime—starvation as a method of warfare
268.68.War crime—using, conscripting or enlisting children
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Subdivision F—War crimes that are serious violations of article 3
common to the Geneva Conventions and are committed in the course of an armed
conflict that is not an international armed conflict


268.69.Definition of religious personnel
268.70.War crime—murder
268.71.War crime—mutilation
268.72.War crime—cruel treatment
268.73.War crime—torture
268.74.War crime—outrages upon personal dignity
268.75.War crime—taking hostages
268.76.War crime—sentencing or execution without due process
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Subdivision G—War crimes that are other serious violations of the
laws and customs applicable in an armed conflict that is not an international
armed conflict


268.77.War crime—attacking civilians
268.78.War crime—attacking persons or objects using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
268.79.War crime—attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
268.80.War crime—attacking protected objects
268.81.War crime—pillaging
268.82.War crime—rape
268.83.War crime—sexual slavery
268.84.War crime—enforced prostitution
268.85.War crime—forced pregnancy
268.86.War crime—enforced sterilisation
268.87.War crime—sexual violence
268.88.War crime—using, conscripting or enlisting children
268.89.War crime—displacing civilians
268.90.War crime—treacherously killing or injuring
268.91.War crime—denying quarter
268.92.War crime—mutilation
268.93.War crime—medical or scientific experiments
268.94.War crime—destroying or seizing an adversary's property
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Subdivision H—War crimes that are grave breaches of Protocol I to
the Geneva Conventions


268.95.War crime—medical procedure
268.96.War crime—removal of blood, tissue or organs for transplantation
268.97.War crime—attack against works or installations containing dangerous forces resulting in excessive loss of life or injury to civilians
268.98.War crime—attacking undefended places or demilitarized zones
268.99.War crime—unjustifiable delay in the repatriation of prisoners of war or civilians
268.100.War crime—apartheid
268.101.War crime—attacking protected objects
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Subdivision J—Crimes against the administration of the justice of
the International Criminal Court


268.102.Perjury
268.103.Falsifying evidence
268.104.Destroying or concealing evidence
268.105.Deceiving witnesses
268.106.Corrupting witnesses or interpreters
268.107.Threatening witnesses or interpreters
268.108.Preventing witnesses or interpreters
268.109.Preventing production of things in evidence
268.110.Reprisals against witnesses
268.111.Reprisals against officials of the International Criminal Court
268.112.Perverting the course of justice
268.113.Receipt of a corrupting benefit by an official of the International Criminal Court
268.114.Subdivision not to apply to certain conduct
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Subdivision K—Miscellaneous


268.115.Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
268.116.Defence of superior orders
268.117.Geographical jurisdiction
268.118.Double jeopardy
268.119.Offences related to exercise of jurisdiction of International Criminal Court
268.120.Saving of other laws
268.121.Bringing proceedings under this Division
268.122.Attorney-General's decisions in relation to consents to be final
268.123.Legal representation
268.124.Proof of application of Geneva Conventions or Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions
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Division 270—Slavery, sexual servitude and deceptive
recruiting


270.1.Definition of slavery
270.2.Slavery is unlawful
270.3.Slavery offences
270.4.Definition of sexual servitude
270.5.Jurisdictional requirement
270.6.Sexual servitude offences
270.7.Deceptive recruiting for sexual services
270.8.Aggravated offences
270.9.Alternative verdict if aggravated offence not proven
270.12.Other laws not excluded
270.13.Double jeopardy
270.14.External Territories
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Division 271—Trafficking in persons and debt bondage


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Subdivision A—Definitions


271.1.Definitions
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Subdivision B—Offences relating to trafficking in persons


271.2.Offence of trafficking in persons
271.3.Aggravated offence of trafficking in persons
271.4.Offence of trafficking in children
271.5.Offence of domestic trafficking in persons
271.6.Aggravated offence of domestic trafficking in persons
271.7.Offence of domestic trafficking in children
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Subdivision C—Offences relating to debt bondage


271.8.Offence of debt bondage
271.9.Offence of aggravated debt bondage
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Subdivision D—General provisions relating to offences under this
Division


271.10.Jurisdictional requirement for offences other than offences related to domestic trafficking in persons
271.11.Jurisdictional requirement for offences related to domestic trafficking in persons
271.12.Other laws not excluded
271.13.Double jeopardy
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Chapter 9—Dangers to the community

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Part 9.1—Serious drug offences

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Division 300—Preliminary


300.1.Purpose
300.2.Definitions
300.3.Geographical jurisdiction
300.4.Concurrent operation intended
300.5.Particular identity of drugs, plants and precursors
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Division 301—Listing additional drugs, plants and precursors


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Subdivision A—Interim regulations


301.1.Interim regulations—controlled drugs and controlled plants
301.2.Interim regulations—controlled precursors
301.3.Interim regulations—border controlled drugs and border controlled plants
301.4.Interim regulations—border controlled precursors
301.5.Interim regulations—commercial, marketable and trafficable quantities
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Subdivision B—Emergency determinations


301.6.Emergency determinations—controlled drugs and controlled plants
301.7.Emergency determinations—controlled precursors
301.8.Emergency determinations—border controlled drugs and border controlled plants
301.9.Emergency determinations—border controlled precursors
301.10.Emergency determinations—commercial, marketable and trafficable quantities
301.11.General rules—period of effect, publication etc.
301.12.General rule—inconsistency with regulations
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Division 302—Trafficking controlled drugs


302.1.Meaning of traffics
302.2.Trafficking commercial quantities of controlled drugs
302.3.Trafficking marketable quantities of controlled drugs
302.4.Trafficking controlled drugs
302.5.Presumption where trafficable quantities are involved
302.6.Purchase of controlled drugs is not an ancillary offence
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Division 303—Commercial cultivation of controlled plants


303.1.Meanings of cultivate and cultivates a plant
303.2.Meaning of product of a plant
303.3.Meaning of cultivates a plant for a commercial purpose
303.4.Cultivating commercial quantities of controlled plants
303.5.Cultivating marketable quantities of controlled plants
303.6.Cultivating controlled plants
303.7.Presumption where trafficable quantities are involved
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Division 304—Selling controlled plants


304.1.Selling commercial quantities of controlled plants
304.2.Selling marketable quantities of controlled plants
304.3.Selling controlled plants
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Division 305—Commercial manufacture of controlled drugs


305.1.Meanings of manufacture and manufactures a substance
305.2.Meaning of manufactures a substance for a commercial purpose
305.3.Manufacturing commercial quantities of controlled drugs
305.4.Manufacturing marketable quantities of controlled drugs
305.5.Manufacturing controlled drugs
305.6.Presumption where trafficable quantities are involved
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Division 306—Pre-trafficking controlled precursors


306.1.Meaning of pre-traffics
306.2.Pre-trafficking commercial quantities of controlled precursors
306.3.Pre-trafficking marketable quantities of controlled precursors
306.4.Pre-trafficking controlled precursors
306.5.Presumption for pre-trafficking controlled precursors—sale
306.6.Presumptions for pre-trafficking controlled precursors—manufacture for drug manufacture
306.7.Presumptions for pre-trafficking controlled precursors—manufacture for sale
306.8.Presumptions for pre-trafficking controlled precursors—possession
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Division 307—Import-export offences


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Subdivision A—Importing and exporting border controlled drugs or
border controlled plants


307.1.Importing and exporting commercial quantities of border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
307.2.Importing and exporting marketable quantities of border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
307.3.Importing and exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
307.4.Importing and exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants—no defence relating to lack of commercial intent
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Subdivision B—Possessing unlawfully imported border controlled
drugs or border controlled plants


307.5.Possessing commercial quantities of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
307.6.Possessing marketable quantities of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
307.7.Possessing unlawfully imported border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
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Subdivision C—Possessing border controlled drugs or border
controlled plants reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully imported


307.8.Possessing commercial quantities of border controlled drugs or border controlled plants reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully imported
307.9.Possessing marketable quantities of border controlled drugs or border controlled plants reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully imported
307.10.Possessing border controlled drugs or border controlled plants reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully imported
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Subdivision D—Importing and exporting border controlled precursors


307.11.Importing and exporting commercial quantities of border controlled precursors
307.12.Importing and exporting marketable quantities of border controlled precursors
307.13.Importing and exporting border controlled precursors
307.14.Presumptions for importing and exporting border controlled precursors
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 308—Possession offences


308.1.Possessing controlled drugs
308.2.Possessing controlled precursors
308.3.Possessing plant material, equipment or instructions for commercial cultivation of controlled plants
308.4.Possessing substance, equipment or instructions for commercial manufacture of controlled drugs
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 309—Drug offences involving children


309.1.Children not criminally responsible for offences against this Division
309.2.Supplying controlled drugs to children
309.3.Supplying marketable quantities of controlled drugs to children for trafficking
309.4.Supplying controlled drugs to children for trafficking
309.5.Presumption where trafficable quantities are involved
309.6.Meaning of procures an individual to traffic
309.7.Procuring children for trafficking marketable quantities of controlled drugs
309.8.Procuring children for trafficking controlled drugs
309.9.Meaning of procures an individual to pre-traffic
309.10.Procuring children for pre-trafficking marketable quantities of controlled precursors
309.11.Procuring children for pre-trafficking controlled precursors
309.12.Procuring children for importing or exporting marketable quantities of border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
309.13.Procuring children for importing or exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
309.14.Procuring children for importing or exporting marketable quantities of border controlled precursors
309.15.Procuring children for importing or exporting border controlled precursors
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Division 310—Harm and danger to children under 14 from
serious drug offences


310.1.Children not criminally responsible for offences against this Division
310.2.Danger from exposure to unlawful manufacturing
310.3.Harm from exposure to unlawful manufacturing
310.4.Aggravated offences—manufacturing controlled drugs and controlled precursors
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Division 311—Combining quantities of drugs, plants or
precursors


CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Subdivision A—Combining different parcels on the same occasion


311.1.Combining different parcels on the same occasion
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Subdivision B—Combining parcels from organised commercial
activities


311.2.Business of trafficking controlled drugs
311.3.Business of pre-trafficking by selling controlled precursors
311.4.Business of importing or exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
311.5.Business of importing or exporting border controlled precursors
311.6.Business of supplying controlled drugs to children
311.7.General rules—combining parcels from organised commercial activities
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Subdivision C—Combining parcels from multiple offences


311.8.Multiple offences—trafficking controlled drugs
311.9.Multiple offences—cultivating controlled plants
311.10.Multiple offences—selling controlled plants
311.11.Multiple offences—manufacturing controlled drugs
311.12.Multiple offences—pre-trafficking controlled precursors
311.13.Multiple offences—importing or exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
311.14.Multiple offences—possessing unlawfully imported border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
311.15.Multiple offences—possessing border controlled drugs or border controlled plants reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully imported
311.16.Multiple offences—importing or exporting border controlled precursors
311.17.Multiple offences—supplying controlled drugs to children for trafficking
311.18.Multiple offences—procuring children for trafficking controlled drugs
311.19.Multiple offences—procuring children for pre-trafficking controlled precursors
311.20.Multiple offences—procuring children for importing or exporting border controlled drugs or border controlled plants
311.21.Multiple offences—procuring children for importing or exporting border controlled precursors
311.22.General rules—combining parcels from multiple offences
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Division 312—Working out quantities of drugs, plants or
precursors


312.1.Working out quantities of drugs and precursors in mixtures
312.2.Working out quantities where different kinds of drugs, plants or precursors are involved
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Division 313—Defences and alternative verdicts


313.1.Defence—conduct justified or excused by or under a law of a State or Territory
313.2.Defence—reasonable belief that conduct is justified or excused by or under a law
313.3.Alternative verdict—offence not proved
313.4.Alternative verdict—mistake as to quantity of drug, plant or precursor
313.5.Alternative verdict—mistake as to identity of drug, plant or precursor
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Division 314—Drugs, plants, precursors and quantities


314.1.Controlled drugs
314.2.Controlled plants
314.3.Controlled precursors
314.4.Border controlled drugs
314.5.Border controlled plants
314.6.Border controlled precursors
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Part 9.4—Dangerous weapons

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 360—Cross-border firearms trafficking


360.1.Disposal and acquisition of a firearm
360.2.Cross-border offence of disposal or acquisition of a firearm
360.3.Taking or sending a firearm across borders
360.4.Concurrent operation intended
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Part 9.6—Contamination of goods

380.1.Definitions
380.2.Contaminating goods
380.3.Threatening to contaminate goods
380.4.Making false statements about contamination of goods
380.5.Extended geographical jurisdiction—category D
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Chapter 10—National infrastructure

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Part 10.2—Money laundering

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 400—Money laundering


400.1.Definitions
400.2.Meaning of dealing with money or other property
400.3.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $1,000,000 or more
400.4.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $100,000 or more
400.5.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $50,000 or more
400.6.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $10,000 or more
400.7.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $1,000 or more
400.8.Dealing in proceeds of crime etc.—money or property of any value
400.9.Possession etc. of property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime etc.
400.10.Mistake of fact as to the value of money or property
400.11.Proof of certain matters relating to kinds of offences not required
400.12.Combining several contraventions in a single charge
400.13.Proof of other offences is not required
400.14.Alternative verdicts
400.15.Geographical jurisdiction
400.16.Saving of other laws
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Part 10.5—Postal services

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 470—Preliminary


470.1.Definitions
470.2.Dishonesty
470.3.Determination of dishonesty to be a matter for the trier of fact
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 471—Postal offences


471.1.Theft of mail-receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.2.Receiving stolen mail-receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.3.Taking or concealing of mail-receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.4.Dishonest removal of postage stamps or postmarks
471.5.Dishonest use of previously used, defaced or obliterated stamps
471.6.Damaging or destroying mail-receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.7.Tampering with mail-receptacles
471.8.Dishonestly obtaining delivery of articles
471.9.Geographical jurisdiction
471.10.Hoaxes—explosives and dangerous substances
471.11.Using a postal or similar service to make a threat
471.12.Using a postal or similar service to menace, harass or cause offence
471.13.Causing a dangerous article to be carried by a postal or similar service
471.14.Geographical jurisdiction
471.15.Causing an explosive, or a dangerous or harmful substance, to be carried by post
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 472—Miscellaneous


472.1.Saving of other laws
472.2.Interpretation of other laws
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Part 10.6—Telecommunications Services

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 473—Preliminary


473.1.Definitions
473.2.Possession or control of data or material in the form of data
473.3.Producing, supplying or obtaining data or material in the form of data
473.4.Determining whether material is offensive
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 474—Telecommunications offences


CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Subdivision A—Dishonesty with respect to carriage services


474.1.Dishonesty
474.2.General dishonesty with respect to a carriage service provider
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Subdivision B—Interference with telecommunications


474.3.Person acting for a carrier or carriage service provider
474.4.Interception devices
474.5.Wrongful delivery of communications
474.6.Interference with facilities
474.7.Modification etc. of a telecommunications device identifier
474.8.Possession or control of data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier
474.9.Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier
474.10.Copying subscription-specific secure data
474.11.Possession or control of data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier
474.12.Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Subdivision C—Offences related to use of telecommunications


474.13.Use of a carriage service
474.14.Using a telecommunications network with intention to commit a serious offence
474.15.Using a carriage service to make a threat
474.16.Using a carriage service for a hoax threat
474.17.Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence
474.18.Improper use of emergency call service
474.19.Using a carriage service for child pornography material
474.20.Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child pornography material for use through a carriage service
474.21.Defences in respect of child pornography material
474.22.Using a carriage service for child abuse material
474.23.Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a carriage service
474.24.Defences in respect of child abuse material
474.25.Obligations of Internet service providers and Internet content hosts
474.26.Using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years of age
474.27.Using a carriage service to "groom" persons under 16 years of age
474.28.Provisions relating to offences against sections 474.26 and 474.27
474.29.Defences to offences against section 474.26 or 474.27
474.30.Defences for NRS employees and emergency call persons
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 475—Miscellaneous


475.1.Saving of other laws
475.2.Geographical jurisdiction
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Part 10.7—Computer offences

CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 476—Preliminary


476.1.Definitions
476.2.Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment
476.3.Geographical jurisdiction
476.4.Saving of other laws
476.5.Liability for certain acts
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 477—Serious computer offences


477.1.Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit a serious offence
477.2.Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment
477.3.Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Division 478—Other computer offences


478.1.Unauthorised access to, or modification of, restricted data
478.2.Unauthorised impairment of data held on a computer disk etc.
478.3.Possession or control of data with intent to commit a computer offence
478.4.Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit a computer offence
CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995
Part 10.8—Financial information offences

480.1.Definitions
480.2.Dishonesty
480.3.Constitutional application of this Part
480.4.Dishonestly obtaining or dealing in personal financial information
480.5.Possession or control of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information
480.6.Importation of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information
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Notes to the Criminal Code Act 1995

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