Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 273
In forceAiding in self-defence
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
273 Aiding in self-defence
In any case in which it is lawful for any person to use force of any degree for the purpose of defending himself or herself against an assault, it is lawful for any other person acting in good faith in the first person’s aid to use a like degree of force for the purpose of defending the first person.
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