AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL Tl RRITORY.
| m | No. 14 of 1951. |
AN ORDINANC !E Relating to Crimes.
| • | nor-General in and |
T ) E it ordained by the Deputy of the Gover o v e r the Commonwealth of Austral ia, wi th the advice of the
J 3 powers conferred Federal Executive Council, in pursuance of th 1909-1938 and the
by the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1947, as follows :—
| ^£iait of Government | (Administration) | Act 1910 |
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crime Ordinance 1951. Short title. 2. In this Ordinance— Definition.
'' the Crimen Act " means the Crimes Act 1900 of the State
of New South Wales in its application to the Terri tory.
3 . The Crimes (Girls ' Protect ion) Act, 1910 of the State of Crimes (Girls' Protection) New South Wales shall cease to apply to the Terri tory. Act 1910 to
cease to apply.4 . Section one of the Crimes Act is amended— Short title
and contents(a) by omitting from the portion of that section relating to P a r t I I I . the words " (9) Rape and similar offences.— si'. 62-78 " and insert ing in their stead the words—
of Act.
" ( 9 ) Rape and similar offences.—ss. 6 2 - 7 8 G . " ;
(b) by omitting from the portion of that section relating to
P a r t I I I . the words " ( 1 3 ) Abduction.—ss. 86-91."
and inserting in their stead the words " (13) Abduc- tion and similar offences.—ss. 86-91o."; and
(c) by omitting from the portion of tha t section relat ing to
P a r t X I V . the portion relating to Chapter 1. of that
| ^ | P a r t and inserting in its stead the following:— |
6125.—PRICE 8n.
| w | " Chapter I.—Certain indictable | offences | punishable |
summarily.—ss. 476-481.".
5 . Section sixty-four of the Crimes Act is repealed and the
following section inserted in its stead :—
" 64. Where on the t r ia l of a person for rape, the j u r y are Trial for
rape—verdict
satisfied tha t— of carnal
knowledge.(a) the female was a girl under the age of sixteen years,
but above the age of ten years ; and
(b) the accused had carnal knowledge of her, but with her
consent,
they may acquit him of the rape charged and find him guilty 'of an
offence under section seventy-one of this Act.".
* Notified In the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th December, 1951.
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6. Sections sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two^^ seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seve^H and seventy-eight of the Crimes Act are repealed and the following^* sections inserted in their stead:—
Trial for carnal " 69. Where, on the trial of a person for carnally knowing a knowledge— girl in fact girl under the age of ten years, the jury are satisfied that—