Burglary

Question 0

What does artifice mean?

Answer 0

Involves being “cunning, skilled, artful” for example:

• Making up fake Telecom identification and then pretending you need to enter the house to check the phones.
• Promising a young child sweets if he or she opens the door.

Question 1

What are the ingredients for burglary (enters)?

Answer 1

• Enters
• Any building OR Any ship OR Any part of any building OR Any part of any ship
• Without authority
• With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship

Question 2

What is the definition for any building?

Answer 2

Any building or structure of any description whether permanent or temporary; and includes a tent, caravan, or houseboat; and also includes any enclosed yard or any closed cave or closed tunnel.

Question 3

What is the definition for Any ship?

Answer 3

Any vessel used in navigation, however propelled.

Question 4

What are the ingredients for burglary (having entered)?

Answer 4

• Having entered
• Any building OR Any ship
• Remains without authority
• With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship

Question 5

What is aggravated burglary?

Answer 5

Having a weapon with him or her.

Question 6

What is an enclosed yard?

Answer 6

A yard is enclosed if the bulk of the boundary is in someway enclosed eg a fence or other form of border.