Offences Flashcards
Arson (Danger to life)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(1)(a)
- Intentionally or recklessly
- Damages by fire or my means of any explosive
- Any property
- If he or she knows or ought to know that danger to life is likely to ensue
14 years
Arson (no interest)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(1)(b)
- Intetionally or Recklessly
- Without claim of right
- Damages by fire or by means of any explosive
- Any immovable property or any vehicle or ship or aircraft
- In which that person has no interest
14 years
Arson (Cause loss/Obtain benefit)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(1)(c)
- Intentionally or Recklessly
- Damages by fire or by means of explosive
- Any immovable property, or vehicle, ship or aircraft
- With intent to obtain any benefit or to cause loss any other person
14 years
Arson (No interest other than property referred to in 267(1)(b))
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(2)(a)
- Intentionally or recklessly
- Without claim of right
- Damages by fire or by means of explosive
- Any property in which that person has no interest (Other than property referred to in subsection 1)
7 years
Arson (Cause Loss/Obtain benefit other than property referred to in subsection 267(1)(c))
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(2)(b)
- Intentionally or Recklessly
- Damages by fire or by means of explosive
- Any property (other than property referred to in subsection 1)
- With intent to obtain any benefit or to cause loss to any other person
7 years
Arson (Reckless Disregard)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 267(3)
- Intentionally
- Damages by fire or by means of explosive
- Any property
- With reckless disregard for the safety of any other property
5 years
Attempted Arson
Crimes Act 1961, Section 268
- Attempts to commit arson
- In respect of any immovable property or any vehicle, ship or aircraft
10 years
Attempts
Crimes Act 1961, Section 72
(1) Everyone who, having intent to commit an offence, does or omits an act for the purpose of accomplishing his object, is guilty of an attempt to commit the offence intended, whether in the circumstances it was possible to commit the offence or not.
Intentional Damage (Danger to life)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 269(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
10 years
Intentional Damage (No Interest)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 269(2)(a)
- Intentionally or recklessly
- Without claim of right
- Destroys or damages
- Any property
- In which that person has no interest
7 years
Intentional Damage (Cause loss/Obtain Benefit)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 269(2)(b)
- Intentionally or recklessly
- 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
7 years
Intentional Damage (Reckless Disregard)
Crimes Act 1961, Section 269(3)
- Intentionally
- Destroys or damages
- Any property
- With reckless disregard for the safety of any other property
7 years
Providing explosives to commit offence
Crimes Act 1961, Section 272
- Knowingly has in his or her possession OR makes any explosive substance or dangerous engine, instrument, or thing
- With intent to use or enable another person to use the substance, dangerous engine, instrument, or thing, to commit offence.
2 years
Interfering with fire alarms
Fire Service Act 1975, Section 88
- Unlawfully interfered with any fire alarm (88(1)(d))
- Knowingly covered up, enclosed or concealed any hydrant so as to make its position difficult to ascertain (88(1)(e)
- Knowingly obliterated or removed any mark, sign or letter used to indicate the position of, or to distinguish, any hydrant (88(1)(f))
- With intent to deceive, impersonated a member of the fire service or a member of a volunteer fire brigade or defence fire brigade or industrial fire brigade
Fine only
