Robbery

Question 1

What are the ingredients for Robbery?

Answer 1

Theft

Accompanied by violence - OR - Accompanied by threats of violence

To any person - OR - To any property

Used to extort the property stolen - OR - To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen

Question 2

Define Accompanied by violence:

Answer 2

Actual violence before or at the time of the theft

Question 3

Define Accompanied by threats of violence:

Answer 3

Threat of violence before or at the time of the theft, demonstrated by conduct or words

Question 4

Define To any person with respect to robbery:

Answer 4

The person robbed or any other person

includes the offender

Question 5

Define To any property with respect to robbery:

Answer 5

ANY PROPERTY WHATSOEVER, whether belonging to the person robbed or any other person

Question 6

Define Used to extort the property stolen:

Answer 6

THE VIOLENCE OR THREATS used by offender are

SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE the person to HAND OVER the property AGAINST THEIR WILL

Question 7

Define To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen:

Answer 7

The property is TAKEN by the offender after

RESISTANCE to its taking has been PREVENTED OR OVERCOME

Question 8

What is the Act and Section for Robbery?

Answer 8

Crimes Act 1961 - Section 234 (1) & (2)

Question 9

Define violence:

Answer 9

The unlawful exercise of physical force

Question 10

What are the basic IA principles at the scene of a robbery?

Answer 10

Freeze
Guard
Control
Preserve

Question 11

When is the offence of robbery complete?

Answer 11

When all ingredients of Theft are complete and violence has been used.

Question 12

What constitutes aggravated robbery?

Answer 12

If Grievous bodily harm is caused to the person

Two or more offenders rob any person

An offender armed with an offensive weapon or instrument robs an person