Use of knives in the commission of certain indictable offences
195X Use of knives in the commission of certain indictable offences
Pt 1 Div. 2F (Heading and s. 195X) inserted by No. 54/2025 s. 9.
S. 195X inserted by No. 54/2025 s. 9.
A person must not use a knife in committing a relevant offence.
Penalty: 3 years imprisonment.
Each of the following is a relevant offence for the purposes of this section—
an offence against section 16 (causing serious injury intentionally);
an offence against section 17 (causing serious injury recklessly);
an offence against section 18 (causing injury intentionally or recklessly);
an offence against section 31(1) constituted by the conduct described in paragraph (a) of that provision (assaulting, or threatening to assault, with intent to commit an indictable offence);
an offence against section 195H (affray);
an offence against section 195I (violent disorder).
A person is not liable for an offence against subsection (1) unless the person is found guilty of the relevant offence referred to in that subsection.
Nothing in subsection (3) requires that a person must have been found guilty of a relevant offence before they may be charged with an offence against subsection (1) in respect of that relevant offence.
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