S 29 repealed by No 67 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 43, effective 30 June 2018. S 29 formerly read:
SECTION 29 Destroying or damaging Commonwealth property
(1)
Any person who intentionally destroys or damages any property, whether real or personal, belonging to the Commonwealth or to any public authority under the Commonwealth, commits an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
History
S 29(1) amended by No 4 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 4 item 349, by substituting
"
commits
"
for
"
shall be guilty of
"
, effective 10 March 2016.
S 29 amended by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 31, by substituting
"
intentionally
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for
"
wilfully and unlawfully
"
. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
(2)
For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the property is property belonging to the Commonwealth or to any public authority under the Commonwealth.
Note:
for
absolute liability
, see section 6.2 of the
Criminal Code
.
History
S 29(2) inserted by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 32. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
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