Acts and Sections for legal justification for use of force

Question 1

Crimes Act 1961 section 40

What does this section relate to?

Answer 1

When any person lawfully authorized to arrest or to assist in arresting any other person.
(to prevent escape of an arrested person.)

Question 2

Crimes Act 1961 section 48

What does this section relate to?

Answer 2

Self defense and defense of another.

Question 3

Crimes Act 1961 section 39

What does this section relate to?

Answer 3

Force used in executing process or in arrest.

Resisting arrest

Question 4

Crimes Act 1961 section 42

What does this section relate to?

Answer 4

Preventing breach of the peace. Anyone witnessing a breach of the peace can use justified and reasonable force to prevent further breaching.

Question 5

Crimes Act 1961 section 62

What does this section relate to?

Answer 5

Everyone authorized by law to use force is criminally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and quality of the act that constitutes the excess.

Question 6

When any person lawfully authorized to arrest or to assist in arresting any other person.
(to prevent escape of an arrested person.)
What section does this relate to?

Answer 6

Crimes Act 1961 section 40

Question 7

Self defense and defense of another.

Comes under which section?

Answer 7

Crimes Act 1961 section 48

Question 8

Force used in executing process or in arrest.
(Resisting arrest)
Comes under which section?

Answer 8

Crimes Act 1961 section 39

Question 9

Preventing breach of the peace. Anyone witnessing a breach of the peace can use justified and reasonable force to prevent further breaching.
Comes under which section?

Answer 9

Crimes Act 1961 section 42

Question 10

Everyone authorized by law to use force is criminally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and quality of the act that constitutes the excess.
Comes under which section?

Answer 10

Crimes Act 1961 section 62