Criminal Code Act 1899

Upon an indictment charging a person with committing any offence, the person may be convicted of attempting to commit that offence, or of attempting to commit any other offence of which the person might be convicted upon the indictment.

Upon an indictment charging a person with procuring the commission of any offence, the person may be convicted of attempting to procure the commission of that offence, or of attempting to procure the commission of any other offence of such a nature that a person may be convicted of it upon an indictment charging the person with committing the offence of which the accused person is alleged to have procured the commission.

Upon an indictment charging a person with attempting to commit any offence, the person may be convicted of attempting to commit any other offence of such a nature that a person may be convicted of it upon an indictment charging the person with committing the offence which the accused person is alleged to have attempted to commit.

Upon an indictment charging a person with attempting to procure the commission of any offence, the person may be convicted of attempting to procure the commission of any other offence of such a nature that a person may be convicted of it upon an indictment charging the person with committing the offence of which the accused person is alleged to have attempted to procure the commission.

Upon an indictment charging a person with attempting to procure another to do an act or make an omission of such a nature that if the act had been done or the omission had been made, an offence would thereby have been committed the person may be convicted of attempting to procure that other person to do any other act or make any other omission of such a nature that if the act had been done or the omission had been made an offence would thereby have been committed, such last mentioned offence being itself of such a nature that a person may be convicted of it upon an indictment charging the person with doing the act or making the omission which the accused person is alleged in the indictment to have attempted to procure that other person to do or make.