Theft
217 Theft
A person commits an offence if:
the person appropriates property; and
(b) the property belongs to another person and the person has knowledge of that circumstance; and
(c) the person engages in the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) with the intention of permanently depriving the other person of the property; and
the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) is dishonest.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
Note for subsection (1)(d)
See section 43AGA in relation to the meaning of and fault element for dishonest conduct.
(2) Subsection (1)(c) is the fault element for the conduct in subsection (1)(a).
(3) An offence against subsection (1) is to be known as the offence of theft.
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