receiving

Question 1

what sections in the crimes act is receiving stolen property under

Answer 1

246(1), 247(a), 247(b), 247(c)

Question 2

what are the elements of receiving stolen property

Answer 2

receives, any property stolen OR any property obtained by any other imprisonable offence, knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained OR being reckless as to whether the property had been stolen or so obtained

Question 3

what is receives

Answer 3

either exclusively or jointly with the thief or any other person has possession or control over anything unlawfully obtained or helps in its concealment or disposal

Question 4

what must the property be when stolen or obtained

Answer 4

the original or part of the original property that has been stolen or so obtained before it can be received

Question 5

how is the penalty of receiving determined

Answer 5

by the value of the property that has been received

Question 6

what is the doctrine of recent possession

Answer 6

when a possessor is found with stolen property they are assumed to be either the thief or a receivor