Self-defence
322K Self-defence
S. 322K inserted by No. 63/2014 s. 4.
A person is not guilty of an offence if the person carries out the conduct constituting the offence in self-defence.
A person carries out conduct in self-defence if—
the person believes that the conduct is necessary in self-defence; and
the conduct is a reasonable response in the circumstances as the person perceives them.
This section only applies in the case of murder if the person believes that the conduct is necessary to defend the person or another person from the infliction of death or really serious injury.
Notes
1 See section 322M as to belief in circumstances where family violence is alleged.
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