Crimes Act 1968 (ACT)

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CRIMES

No. 4 of 1968

An Ordinance relating to Crimes.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crimes Ordinance 1968.*

2 . This Ordinance shall come into operation on the fifteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.

3 . In this Ordinance, " the Crimes Act" means the Crimes Act, 1900 of the State of New South Wales in its application to the Territory.

4.   Section 1 of the Crimes Act is amended— (a) by omitting the words and figures—

" PART II.—OFFENCES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGN—
Treason—Felony.—ss. 11-16.";

(b) by omitting the words and figures—

" (2) Injuries to buildings, &c, by fire.—ss. 196-202."

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

" (2) Injuries to buildings, &c, by fire.—ss. 197-202.";

(c) by omitting the words and figures—

" (13) Injuries to vessels.—ss. 235-243."

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

" (13) Injuries to vessels.—ss. 236-243."; and

(d) by omitting the words and figures—

" (2) Sentences of death.—ss. 430, 431."

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

" (2) Sentences of death.—s. 430.".

5 . Section 9 of the Crimes Act is amended by inserting after the word " death," the words " of imprisonment for life ".

6. Section 10 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the word

" Whenever " and inserting in its stead the words " Subject to the last
preceding section, where ".

7 . Part II. of the Crimes Act is repealed.

8 . Section 27 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

* Made on 8 March 1968; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14 March 1968.

9 . Section 28 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

1 0 . Section 63 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

1 1 . Section 67 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

Section 110 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

1 2 .

1 3 . Section 196 of the Crimes Act is repealed.

1 4 . Section 235 of the Crimes Act is repealed.

Section 240 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting the words

" suffer death " and inserting in their stead the words " imprisonment
for life ".

1 5 .

1 6 . Section 430 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting sub­ section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

" (1.) Where…

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