Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 (WA)

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Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004

Western Australia

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.

Short title

2

2.

Commencement

2

3.

The Criminal Code amended

2

Part 2 — Amendments about child

sex tourism

4.

Section 187 inserted

3

187.           Facilitating sexual offences against

children outside Western Australia

3

5. Sentence Administration Act 2003 consequentially

amended

3

6.

Travel Agents Act 1985 consequentially amended

4

Part 3 — Amendments about public

order

7.

Section 62 amended

7

8.

Section 68 replaced

7

68.

Being armed in a way that may cause fear

7

9.

Section 69 amended

8

10.

Section 70 amended

8

11.

Section 71 replaced

9

71.

Fighting in public causing fear

9

12.

Section 72 amended

9

13.

Section 73 amended

9

14.

Section 74 amended

10

15.

Sections 174 and 175 repealed

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Part 4 — Amendment about

infanticide

16.

Section 283 amended

11

Part 5 — Amendments about

endangering life or health

17.

Section 208 repealed

12

18.

Sections 296 and 296A repealed

12

19.

Sections 298, 299 and 300 repealed

12

20.

Section 302 repealed

12

21.

Sections 304 to 312 replaced by sections 304 and

305

12

304.           Acts or omissions causing bodily harm or

danger

12

305.

Setting dangerous things for people

13

22.

Section 306 inserted

14

306.

Female genital mutilation

14

23.

Section 595B inserted

16

595B.

Setting dangerous things for people:

alternative verdict

16

24.

Other Acts consequentially amended

16

Part 6 — Amendments about sexual

servitude

25.

Sections 331A, 331B, 331C and 331D inserted

17

331A.

Interpretation for s. 331B to 331D

17

331B.

Sexual servitude

17

331C.

Conducting business involving sexual

servitude

17

331D.

Deceptive recruiting for commercial sexual

services

18

26.

Other Acts consequentially amended

19

Part 7 — Amendments about the

summary trial of indictable

offences

Division 1 — The Criminal Code amended

27.

Section 1 amended

20

28.

Section 3 replaced

20

3.               Indictable offences, general provisions as

to

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29.

Section 5 replaced

21

5.               “Summary conviction penalty”, meaning

and effect

21

30.

Section 360 amended

23

31.

Section 361 amended

24

32.

Section 369 amended

24

33.

Section 426 amended

24

34.

Section 426A repealed

25

35.

Section 427 replaced

25

427.           Summary conviction penalty for certain

offences of a fraudulent nature

25

36.

Section 433 repealed

26

37.

Section 444 replaced

26

444.

Criminal damage

26

38.

Chapter XLVII repealed

26

39.

Section 552 replaced

27

552.

Attempts to commit indictable offences

27

40.

Section 553 replaced

28

553.

Incitement to commit indictable offences

28

41.

Sections 554 and 555 repealed

29

42.

Section 558 replaced

29

558.

Conspiracy to commit indictable offences

29

43.

Section 559 repealed

30

44.

Section 562 replaced

30

562.           Accessories after the fact to indictable

offences

30

45.

Section 563 repealed

31

46.

Heading to Chapter LXI amended

31

47.

Section 572 repealed

31

48.

Section 574…

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