Accessory After The Fact

Question 1

Accessory After The Fact Legislation

Answer 1

S71 CA 1961

Elements:
Person being assisted is party to an offence that has been committed.
At the time of receiving, comforting or assisting person knows that said person was a party to an offence.
Actively tampers or suppresses evidence against said person
To enable said person to escape arrest OR to avoid arrest OR conviction

Question 2

R v Mane

Answer 2

To e considered an accessory after the fact the acts done by the person must be after the completion of the offence.

Question 3

R v Crooks

Answer 3

Must have knowledge that person assisted was a party to the relevant offence.

Question 4

R v Briggs

Answer 4

As with a receiving charge, knowledge may also be inferred from wilful blindness or a deliberate abstention from making inquiries that would confirm the suspected truth.