PARTIES - Legislation

Question 1

Party to

Answer 1

Party – Section 66(1) Crimes Act 1961

1. Everyone is party to and guilty of an offence who:

• Actually commits the offence; or
• Does or omits an act for the purpose of aiding a ny person to commit the offence; or
• Abets any person in the commission of the offence; or
• Incites, counsels or procures any person to commit the offence.

1. Where 2 or more persons form a common intention to prosecute any unlawful purpose, and to assist each other therein, each of them is a party to every offence committed by any one of then in the prosecution of the common purpose if the commission of that offence was known to be a probable consequence of the prosecution of the common purpose.