Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain is an offence under Section 41 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The maximum penalty for this offence is imprisonment for five years. Elements A person is guilty of an offence of using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain if: […]Continue reading
Section 36W of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) sets out what the court must consider to determine whether premises are drug premises. A court must not find a person guilty unless the prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt that, at the time of the alleged offence, the premises involved were being used […]Continue reading
Dangerous navigation is an offence under Section 52B of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), including dangerous navigation occasioning death or causing grievous bodily harm. It carries various penalties, including imprisonment. Dangerous Navigation Occasioning Death A person commits the offence of dangerous navigation occasioning death if the vessel they navigated is involved in an impact occasioning […]Continue reading
Dangerous driving is an offence under Section 52A of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), including dangerous driving occasioning death or grievous bodily harm. It carries various penalties, including imprisonment. Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death A person commits the offence of dangerous driving occasioning death if the vehicle they are driving is involved in an impact occasioning […]Continue reading
The offence of intimidation or annoyance by violence or otherwise is set out in section 545B of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The offence occurs where a person uses violence, intimidation, follows a person, or interferes with another person’s property to compel them to do, or refrain from doing, something they are legally entitled to. […]Continue reading
It is an offence under Section 91H of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) relating to the production, dissemination, or possession of child abuse material. Elements Disseminating child abuse material includes: sending, supplying, exhibiting, transmitting, or communicating the material to another person making the material available for access by another person entering into any agreement or […]Continue reading
A performance crime offence is under section 154K of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and relates to publishing or sharing online material that advertises a person’s involvement in a motor vehicle theft or a break and enter offence. Elements A person (the offender) commits an offence (a performance crime offence) against this section if: the […]Continue reading
The manufacture or supply of psychoactive substances is an offence under section 36ZF of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW). A person commits the offence if they manufacture or supply, or knowingly participate in the manufacture or supply of, a substance that they know, or are reckless as to whether, is a psychoactive […]Continue reading
Under Section 192P of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), it is an offence to possess a Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device (DECCD) for certain purposes. Elements To establish the offence, it must be shown that the person: possesses a dedicated encrypted criminal communication device, and there are reasonable grounds to suspect the possession of the […]Continue reading
The offence of a person unlawfully in possession of property under section 527C of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) occurs where a person has items that are reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained. Elements Possession: The property is in a person’s possession, on their premises, or transferred to another person who is not […]Continue reading
