- Crimes Act 1900 No 40
- Status information
- Long title
- Part 1 Preliminary and interpretation
- Part 1A Geographical jurisdiction
- Part 2 Offences against the Sovereign
- Part 3 Offences against the person
- Division 1 Homicide
- 17 (Repealed)
- 17A Date of death
- 18 Murder and manslaughter defined
- 19 (Repealed)
- 19A Punishment for murder
- 19B Mandatory life sentences for murder of police officers
- 20 Child murder—when child deemed born alive
- 21 Child murder by mother—verdict of contributing to death etc
- 22 Trial for child murder—verdict of concealment of birth
- 22A Infanticide
- 23 Trial for murder—partial defence of extreme provocation
- 23A Substantial impairment by abnormality of mind
- 24 Manslaughter—punishment
- 25 (Repealed)
- 25A Assault causing death
- 25B Assault causing death when intoxicated—mandatory minimum sentence
- 25C Supply of drugs causing death
- Division 2 Conspiracy to murder
- Division 3 Attempts to murder
- Division 4 Documents containing threats
- Division 5 Suicide
- Division 6 Acts causing danger to life or bodily harm
- 32 Impeding endeavours to escape shipwreck
- 32A–32C (Repealed)
- 33 Wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent
- 33A Discharging firearm etc with intent
- 33B Use or possession of weapon to resist arrest etc
- 34 (Repealed)
- 35 Reckless grievous bodily harm or wounding
- 35A Causing dog to inflict grievous bodily harm or actual bodily harm
- 36 (Repealed)
- 37 Choking, suffocation and strangulation
- 38 Using intoxicating substance to commit an indictable offence
- 38A Spiking drink or food
- 39 Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
- 40 (Repealed)
- 41 Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain
- 41A Poisoning etc of water supply
- 42 Injuries to child at time of birth
- 43 Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years
- 43A Failure of persons with parental responsibility to care for child
- 43B Failure to reduce or remove risk of child becoming victim of child abuse
- 44 Failure of persons to provide necessities of life
- 45 Prohibition of female genital mutilation
- 45A Removing person from State for female genital mutilation
- 46 Causing bodily injury by gunpowder etc
- 47 Using etc explosive substance or corrosive fluid etc
- 48 Causing explosives to be placed in or near building, conveyance or public place
- 49 Setting trap etc
- 49A Throwing rocks and other objects at vehicles and vessels
- 50, 51 (Repealed)
- 51A Predatory driving
- 51B Police pursuits
- 52 (Repealed)
- 52A Dangerous driving: substantive matters
- 52AA Dangerous driving: procedural matters
- 52AB Offence of failing to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death or grievous bodily harm
- 52B Dangerous navigation: substantive matters
- 52BA Dangerous navigation: procedural matters
- 53 Injuries by furious driving etc
- 54 Causing grievous bodily harm
- Division 7 Possessing or making explosive etc with intent to injure the person
- Division 8 Assaults
- Division 8A Assaults and other actions against police and other law enforcement officers
- 60AA Meaning of “law enforcement officer”
- 60 Assault and other actions against police officers
- 60A Assault and other actions against law enforcement officers (other than police officers)
- 60B Actions against third parties connected with law enforcement officers
- 60C Obtaining of personal information about law enforcement officers
- Division 8B Assaults etc at schools
- Division 9 Common assaults
- Division 9A Defence of lawful correction
- Division 10 Sexual offences against adults and children
- Subdivision 1 Interpretation
- Subdivision 2 Sexual assault and assault with intent to have sexual intercourse
- Subdivision 3 Sexual touching
- Subdivision 4 Sexual act
- Subdivision 5 Children—sexual assault
- Subdivision 6 Children—sexual touching
- Subdivision 7 Children—sexual act
- Subdivision 8 Children—persistent sexual abuse
- Subdivision 9 Children—procurement and grooming
- Subdivision 10 Sexual offences—cognitive impairment
- Subdivision 11 Sexual offences—young person under special care
- Subdivision 12 Incest
- Subdivision 13 Bestiality
- Subdivision 14 Sexual assault by forced self-manipulation
- Subdivision 15 Miscellaneous
- Division 10A Sexual servitude
- Division 10B Incitement to commit sexual offence
- Division 11 Misconduct with regard to corpses
- Division 12 Termination of pregnancies by unqualified persons
- Division 13 Concealing birth of a child
- Division 13A
- Division 14 Kidnapping
- Division 14A Procuring for prostitution
- Division 15 Child prostitution
- Division 15A Child abuse material
- Division 15B Voyeurism and related offences
- Division 15C Recording and distributing intimate images
- Division 16 Bigamy
- Part 3A Offences relating to public order
- Division 1 Riot and affray
- Division 2 Explosives and firearms offences
- 93F Interpretation
- 93FA Possession, supply or making of explosives
- 93FB Possession of dangerous articles other than firearms
- 93G Causing danger with firearm or spear gun
- 93GA Firing at dwelling-houses or buildings
- 93H Trespassing with or dangerous use of firearm or spear gun
- 93I Possession of unregistered firearm in public place
- Division 3 Contamination of goods
- 93J Definitions of “contaminate” and “goods”
- 93K Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
- 93L Threatening to contaminate goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
- 93M Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
- 93N Aggravated circumstances—unwarranted demand
- 93O Aggravated circumstances—death or grievous bodily harm
- 93P Special provisions relating to geographical application of this Division
- Division 4 Bomb and other hoaxes
- Division 5 Criminal groups
- Division 6 Unlawful gambling
- Division 7 Consorting
- Division 8 Public threats or incitement of violence on grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex or HIV/AIDS status
- Part 4 Stealing and similar offences
- Division 1 General
- Division 2 Robbery
- Division 3 Demanding property with intent to steal
- Division 4 Sacrilege and housebreaking
- 105A Definitions
- 106–108 (Repealed)
- 109 Breaking out of dwelling-house after committing, or entering with intent to commit, indictable offence
- 110 Breaking, entering and assaulting with intent to murder etc
- 111 Entering dwelling-house
- 112 Breaking etc into any house etc and committing serious indictable offence
- 113 Breaking etc into any house etc with intent to commit serious indictable offence
- 114 Being armed with intent to commit indictable offence
- 115 Being convicted offender armed with intent to commit indictable offence
- 115A Alternative verdicts
- Division 5 Larceny
- 116 All larcenies to be of same nature
- 117 Punishment for larceny
- 118 Intent to return property no defence
- 119 Verdict where several takings proved
- 120 Trial for larceny—verdict of embezzlement etc
- 121 Verdict of “larceny or receiving”
- 122 Verdict where persons indicted for joint larceny or receiving
- 123 Verdict of minor indictable offence
- 124 Fraudulent appropriation
- 125 Larceny by bailee
- 126 Stealing cattle or killing with intent to steal
- 127 Stealing or killing cattle—uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal
- 128 Trial for stealing cattle—verdict of stealing skins
- 129 Trial for killing cattle—verdict of stealing
- 130 Trial for stealing cattle—verdict of misdemeanour
- 131 Unlawfully using etc another person’s cattle
- 132 Stealing dogs
- 133 Taking money to restore dogs
- 134 Stealing, destroying etc valuable security
- 135 Stealing, destroying etc wills or codicils
- 136 Proviso to sections 134 and 135
- 137 Civil remedies not affected by conviction
- 138 Stealing, destroying etc records etc of any court or public office
- 139 Stealing etc metal, glass, wood etc fixed to house or land
- 140 Stealing etc trees etc in pleasure-grounds etc
- 141–147 (Repealed)
- 148 Stealing property in a dwelling-house
- 149 The same with menaces
- 150 Stealing goods in process of manufacture
- 151 Selling etc materials to be manufactured
- 152 Stealing from ship in port or on wharfs etc
- 153 Stealing from ship in distress or wrecked
- 154 Tenants etc stealing articles let to hire
- 154A Taking a conveyance without consent of owner
- 154AA (Repealed)
- 154B Stealing aircraft and unlawfully taking or exercising control of aircraft
- 154C Taking motor vehicle or vessel with assault or with occupant on board
- 154D Stealing firearms
- Division 5A Offences relating to theft of motor vehicles, vessels and trailers
- 154E Definitions
- 154F Stealing motor vehicle, vessel or trailer
- 154G Facilitating organised car, boat or trailer rebirthing activities
- 154H Making, using and interfering with unique identifiers
- 154I Possession of motor vehicle, vessel or trailer where unique identifier has been interfered with
- 154J Possession of identification plate not attached to motor vehicle or trailer
- Division 6 Embezzlement or larceny
- 155 Definition of clerk or servant
- 156 Larceny by clerks or servants
- 157 Embezzlement by clerks or servants
- 158 (Repealed)
- 159 Larceny by persons in Public Service
- 160 Embezzlement etc by persons in the Public Service
- 161 Proof of general deficiency in accounts
- 162 Larceny etc by joint owners
- 163 Trial for embezzlement—verdict of larceny
- 164–186 (Repealed)
- Division 16 Receivers
- 187 Term “stealing” in sections 188 and 189
- 188 Receiving stolen property where stealing a serious indictable offence
- 189 Receiving etc where principal guilty of minor indictable offence
- 189A Receiving etc goods stolen out of New South Wales
- 189B Prosecution under section 188 or 189 where property stolen in course of transmission
- 190 Receiving etc cattle unlawfully killed, or carcass etc
- 191 Uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal
- 192 Receiving material or tools intrusted for manufacture
- 192A Verdict where several persons are indicted for jointly receiving
- Part 4AA Fraud
- Part 4AB Identity offences
- Part 4AC Money laundering
- 193A Definitions
- 193B Money laundering
- 193C Dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime
- 193D Dealing with property that subsequently becomes an instrument of crime
- 193E Alternative verdicts
- 193F Proof of other offences not required
- 193FA Combining several contraventions in a single charge
- 193G Transitional provision
- Part 4ACA Cheating at gambling
- Part 4AD Criminal destruction and damage
- Division 1 Interpretation
- Division 2 Crimes against property generally
- 195 Destroying or damaging property
- 196 Destroying or damaging property with intent to injure a person
- 197 Dishonestly destroying or damaging property
- 198 Destroying or damaging property with intention of endangering life
- 199 Threatening to destroy or damage property
- 200 Possession etc of explosive or other article with intent to destroy or damage property
- Division 3 Crimes relating to particular kinds of property
- Division 4 Sabotage
- Division 5 Bushfires
- Part 4AE Offences relating to transport services
- Division 1 Offences relating to aircraft, vessels etc
- 204 Destruction of, or damage to, an aircraft or vessel with intent or reckless indifference
- 205 Prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft or vessel
- 206 Assault etc on member of crew of aircraft or vessel
- 207 Placing etc dangerous articles on board an aircraft or vessel
- 208 Threatening to destroy etc an aircraft, vessel or vehicle
- 209 False information as to plan etc to prejudice the safety of an aircraft or vessel or persons on board an aircraft or vessel
- 210 Destroying, damaging etc an aid to navigation
- Division 2 Offences relating to railways etc
- Part 4A Corruptly receiving commissions and other corrupt practices
- 249A Definitions
- 249B Corrupt commissions or rewards
- 249C Misleading documents or statements used or made by agents
- 249D Corrupt inducements for advice
- 249E Corrupt benefits for trustees and others
- 249F Aiding, abetting etc
- 249G Repayment of value of gift etc
- 249H Disqualification for office
- 249I Dismissal of trivial case
- 249J Custom not a defence
- Part 4B Blackmail
- Part 5 Forgery
- Part 5A False and misleading information
- Part 6 Computer offences
- 308 General definitions
- 308A Meaning of access to data, modification of data and impairment of electronic communication
- 308B Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment
- 308C Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit serious indictable offence
- 308D Unauthorised modification of data with intent to cause impairment
- 308E Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
- 308F Possession of data with intent to commit serious computer offence
- 308G Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence
- 308H Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in computer (summary offence)
- 308I Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device (summary offence)
- 309, 310 (Repealed)
- Part 6A Offences relating to escape from lawful custody
- Part 6B Terrorism
- Part 7 Public justice offences
- Division 1 Definitions
- Division 2 Interference with the administration of justice
- 314 False accusations etc
- 315 Hindering investigation etc
- 315A Threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses
- 316 Concealing serious indictable offence
- 316A Concealing child abuse offence
- 317 Tampering etc with evidence
- 318 Making or using false official instrument to pervert the course of justice
- 319 General offence of perverting the course of justice
- Division 3 Interference with judicial officers, witnesses, jurors etc
- 320 Extended meaning of “giving evidence”
- 321 Corruption of witnesses and jurors
- 322 Threatening or intimidating judges, witnesses, jurors etc
- 323 Influencing witnesses and jurors
- 324 Increased penalty if serious indictable offence involved
- 325 Preventing, obstructing or dissuading witness or juror from attending etc
- 326 Reprisals against judges, witnesses, jurors etc
- Division 4 Perjury, false statements etc
- 327 Offence of perjury
- 328 Perjury with intent to procure conviction or acquittal
- 329 Conviction for false swearing on indictment for perjury
- 330 False statement on oath not amounting to perjury
- 331 Contradictory statements on oath
- 332 Certain technical defects provided for
- 333 Subornation of perjury
- 334 General provisions applicable to perjury and false statement offences
- 335 False statements in evidence on commission
- 336 False entry on public register
- 337 False instruments issued by public officers
- 338 Restrictions on prosecutions for perjury
- 339 Application of Division to perjury under other Acts
- Division 5 Miscellaneous
- Part 8 (Repealed)
- Part 8A Attempts
- Part 9 Abettors and accessories
- 345 Principals in the second degree—how tried and punished
- 346 Accessories before the fact—how tried and punished
- 347 Accessories after the fact—how tried and punished
- 347A Wife may be accessory after fact to husband’s felony
- 348 Punishment of accessories after the fact to certain treason-related offences
- 349 Punishment of accessories after the fact to murder etc
- 350 Punishment of accessories after the fact to other serious indictable offences
- 351 Trial and punishment of abettors of minor indictable offences
- 351A Recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity
- 351B Aiders and abettors punishable as principals
- Part 10
- Parts 10A, 10B
- Part 11 Criminal responsibility—defences
- Division 1
- Division 2 Lawful authority or excuse
- Division 3 Self-defence
- 418 Self-defence—when available
- 419 Self-defence—onus of proof
- 420 Self-defence—not available if death inflicted to protect property or trespass to property
- 421 Self-defence—excessive force that inflicts death
- 422 Self-defence—response to lawful conduct
- 423 Offences to which Division applies
- 424–428 (Repealed)
- Part 11A Intoxication
- 428A Definitions
- 428B Offences of specific intent to which Part applies
- 428C Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent
- 428D Intoxication in relation to other offences
- 428E Intoxication in relation to murder, manslaughter and assault causing death
- 428F Intoxication in relation to the reasonable person test
- 428G Intoxication and the actus reus of an offence
- 428H Abolition of common law relating to self-induced intoxication
- 428I Application of Part
- 428J–428YB (Repealed)
- Part 11B
- Part 12 Sentences
- Parts 13, 13A
- Part 13B Offences punishable by the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction
- Part 14
- Part 14A Miscellaneous offences
- Division 1 Larceny and similar summary offences
- 501 (Renumbered as sec 496)
- 502 Possession of skin etc of stolen cattle
- 503 Stealing dogs
- 504 Possessing stolen dog or skin
- 505 Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement
- 506 Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement—second offence
- 507 Possession of stolen animals etc
- 508 Possession of stolen animals etc—second offence
- 509 Restoration of such stolen animals etc
- 510 Setting engine for deer etc
- 511 (Repealed)
- 512 Taking fish in waters on private property
- 513 Stealing shrubs etc
- 514 (Repealed)
- 515 Stealing etc live or dead fence etc
- 516 (Repealed)
- 517 Unlawful possession of trees, fences etc
- 518 Stealing dead wood
- 519 (Repealed)
- 520 Stealing plants etc in gardens
- 521 Stealing plants etc not growing in gardens
- 521A Stealing of rock, stone etc
- 522 Possession of shipwrecked goods
- 523 Offering shipwrecked goods for sale
- 524 Seizure of such goods
- 525 Stealing or damaging books and other things in public library and other places
- 526 Term “Public Library”
- 526A–527B (Repealed)
- 527C Persons unlawfully in possession of property
- 528 (Repealed)
- Division 2 Other offences
- 529 Criminal defamation
- 530 Serious animal cruelty
- 531 Killing or seriously injuring animals used for law enforcement
- 532–545AB (Repealed)
- 545B Intimidation or annoyance by violence or otherwise
- 545C Knowingly joining or continuing in etc an unlawful assembly
- 545D (Repealed)
- 545E (Renumbered as section 93FB)
- 546 Abetting or procuring
- 546A (Repealed)
- 546B Convicted persons found with intent to commit offence
- 546C Resisting etc police
- 546D Impersonation of police officers
- 547–547A (Repealed)
- 547B Public mischief
- 547C Peeping or prying
- 547D Person apprehended carrying razor etc
- Division 3 General
- Parts 15, 15A
- Part 16 Miscellaneous enactments
- 563–573 (Repealed)
- 574 Prosecutions for blasphemy
- 574A (Repealed)
- 574B Prevention of suicide
- 575–578 (Repealed)
- 578A Prohibition of publication identifying victims of certain sexual offences
- 578B (Repealed)
- 578C Publishing indecent articles
- 578D (Repealed)
- 578E Offences relating to advertising or displaying products associated with sexual behaviour
- 579 Evidence of proceedings dealt with by way of recognizance after 15 years
- 580 Certain charges not to be brought at common law
- 580A Abolition of offence of being a common nightwalker
- 580B Abolition of offences of eavesdropping and being a common scold
- 580C Abolition of common law offences relating to brothels
- 580D Abolition of rule that husband and wife cannot be guilty of conspiracy
- 580E Abolition of distinction between felony and misdemeanour
- 580F Abolition of penal servitude
- 580G Abolition of imprisonment with light or hard labour
- 580H Abolition of common law offences and rules
- 581 Savings and transitional provisions
- 582 Regulations
- First Schedule (Repealed)
- Schedule 1A Former sexual offences
- Schedule 2 Application of Act
- Schedule 3 Abolished common law offences and rules
- Fourth–Ninth Schedules (Repealed)
- Schedule 10
- Schedule 11 Savings, transitional and other provisions
- Historical notes
Crimes Act 1900 No 40
Current
version
for 22 November 2019
to date
(accessed 10 December 2019 at 11:30)
61S
(Renumbered as section 80AC)