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6. Offences against a Men and Women

Article 53-Offences of intent to cause injury or death

53.1

Intent to murder or cause grievous harm

Intent to commit murder or cause grievous harm to a man or woman, without lawful excuse, is when provable intent exists for the proposed carrying out of such an act.

Primary Fact(s)

1. A provable threat existed at the time of the offence on the life and/or well being of the victim; and

2. That the actions of the accused materially contributed to the threat; and

3. That the actions of the accused were done to follow through from the threat and with the intent to cause death and/or grievous injury.

Penalty Conditions (Level 3-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) committed by an adult in an established consensual sexual relationship to their adult spouse, having no previous history of violence;
4-6	a) committed by an adult to another adult with the offender having no previous history of violence;

Penalty Conditions (Level 4-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) if made by a man or woman previous convicted of violent crimes;
4-6	a) if found to be in possession of a knife or sharp implement whilst in imprisonment;

Penalty Conditions (Level 5-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) if previously convicted of a violent offence and having broken the conditions of a restraint order and found to be in possession of items/weapons of restraint/kidnap.
4-6	a) if previously convicted of a sexual offence and found to be in possession of items/weapons of restraint/kidnap or torture b) having solicited for the murder of one or more individuals and having made payments or promises of specific reward for such an act;

53.2

Threat of Murder or Infliction of Grave Injury Health

Threat to commit murder or cause grievous harm to a man or woman, without lawful excuse, is when a provable threat exists for the proposed carrying out of such an act.

Primary Fact(s)

1. A provable threat existed at the time of the offence on the life and/or well being of the victim; and

2. That the actions of the accused materially contributed to the threat; and

3. That no actions of the accused existed at the time of the offence that showed clear intent to follow through with the threat and cause death and/or grievous injury.

Penalty Conditions (Level 2-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) committed by an adult in an established consensual sexual relationship to their adult spouse, having no previous history of violence;
4-6	a) committed by an adult to another adult with the offender having no previous history of violence;

Penalty Conditions (Level 3-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) if made by a man or woman previous convicted of violent crimes;
4-6	a) if made in relation to a police officer by a man or woman previous convicted of violent crimes; b) if made by an adult previously convicted of violent crimes, against a man or woman under the age of 12;

Penalty Conditions (Level 4-Crime)

Type	Condition(s)
1-3	a) if made in relation to an emergency services or medical professional in the course of their duties by a man or woman previous convicted of violent crimes; b) if made in relation to a terrorist threat; c) in relation to a racial or religiously motivated threat;
4-6	a) if made in connection to a witness, or jury member of a court case; b) if made in relation to an elected member of parliament or senior official;

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