Intentional Damage

Question 1

Intentional Damage
Section 269(1) Crimes Act 1961

Answer 1

• Intentionally or recklessly
• Destroys or damages
• Any property
• If he or she knows or ought to know
• That danger to life is likely to result

Question 2

Intentional Damage
Section 269(2) Crimes Act 1961

Answer 2

(a) intentionally or recklessly and without claim of right destroys or damages any property in which that person has no interest
(b) intentionally or recklessly and without claim of right destroys or damages any property with intent to obtain any benefit, or with intent to cause loss to any other person

Question 3

Intentional Damage
Section 269(3) Crimes Act 1961

Answer 3

• Intentionally or recklessly
• Destroys or damages
• Any property
• With reckless disregard for the safety of any other property

Question 4

Providing Explosives to Commit an Offence

Section 272 Crimes Act 1961

Answer 4

• Knowingly
• Has in his or her possession or makes
• Any explosive substance, dangerous engine, instrument or thing, with intent to use or enable another person to use the substance, dangerous engine, instrument, or thing
• To commit an offence

Question 5

R v Hallam - Knowledge

Answer 5

In Hallam the Court held that “On a charge of knowingly having possession of an explosive substance, it must be proved that the offender knowingly had the substance in his possession and also that he knew it to be an explosive substance.

Question 6

Providing Explosive

Answer 6

Extends to dangerous ‘engine’, ‘instrument’ or ‘thing’.

Engine and instrument have a special meaning, in the nature of a device intended to explode or cause fire or emission of noxious things. It is further suggested that the word thing must be read in a restricted but similar fashion.