Burglary

Question 1

Where is the offence of the burglary found?

Answer 1

In the crimes act 1961 – section 231 (1)

Question 2

The power of a rest without warrant for this offence is found in?

Answer 2

Section 315 of the crimes act 1961.

Question 3

What are the elements of burglary?

Answer 3

1. Enters
2. Any building OR ship OR any part of a building OR any part of a ship
3. Without authority
4. With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR with intent to commit an Impressionable offence in a ship

Question 4

What does entry mean?

Answer 4

Entry is as soon as an offender’s foot goes inside and open doorway to a building. As soon as an item passes through the inside of the window. Jumping over a fence. Cutting wire fences.

Question 5

What does a building mean?

Answer 5

Includes houses, we houses, shops etc with a permanent or temporary.

Question 6

What does a ship mean?

Answer 6

Including ocean liners through to rowboats.

Question 7

What does part of a building mean?

Answer 7

And offender into the building or ship legitimately. Offender forms and intent and then enters another part of the building or ship.

Question 8

What does without authority mean?

Answer 8

Into the building or ship or enclosed yard without authority. Or members of the public enters an area (e.g. back of a shop) that they do not have access to.

Question 9

What does intent to commit and imprisonable offence within the building or ship mean?

Answer 9

• must be a prisonable offence

* intent includes someone entering a house to steal property that was frightened off before they did so.

Question 10

What does artifice mean?

Answer 10

Cunning or skilled.