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 of the Crimes Act is repealed.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 Section 196 of the Crimes Act is repealed.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 Section 235 of the Crimes Act is repealed.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…