Liability 198(1)(c)

Question 1

Doing Dangerous Act with Intent

Section and Penalty

Answer 1

Section 198(1)(c) Crimes Act 1961

14 Years Imprisonment

Question 2

Doing Dangerous Act with Intent

Ingredients

Answer 2

.1 With intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm

.2 Sets fire

.3 To any property

Question 3

.1 With intent to do grievous bodily harm

Answer 3

Intent:
In the criminal law context there are two specific types pf intention in an offence. Firstly there must be an intention to commit the act and secondly, an intention to get a specific result.

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Grievous bodily harm can be defined simply as “harm that is really serious”.

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“Bodily harm needs no explanation and “grievous” means no more and no less than “really serious”.
DPP v SMITH

Question 4

.2 Sets fire

Answer 4

Sets fire:

Fire is the result of the process of combustion, a chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen, triggered by heat.

Question 5

.3 To any property

Answer 5

Property:
Includes any real or personal property, any estate, interest, money, electricity, debt, any thing in action and any other rights and interest.
Sec. 2, Crimes Act 1961.