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Crimes Act 1958

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Crimes Act 1958
Parliament of Victoria
  • An Act to consolidate the Law Relating to Crimes and Criminal Offenders[1]
CitationNo. 6231 of 1958[2]
Status: Current legislation

The Crimes Act 1958 is an Act of the Parliament of Victoria.[3] The Act codified most common law crimes in the jurisdiction.[4] Most crimes in this Act are indictable offences, whereas the Summary Offenses Act 1966 covers summary offenses.[5] Indictable offenses are those which carry a penalty of more than 2 years imprisonment, and have a right to be heard in front of a jury, in the County or Supreme Court of Victoria. Indictable offenses can still be heard summarily, that is, in front of a single magistrate in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.

References

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  1. ^ "Crimes Act 1958 - Act Number 6231/1958". Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. Government of Victoria. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Magistrates' Court of Victoria - Crimes Act 1958". Magistrates' Court of Victoria. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ Tarrant, Stella (2013). "Building Bridges in Australian Criminal Law: Codification and the Common Law" (PDF). Monash University Law Review. 39 (3). Monash University Faculty of Law. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ Parliament of Victoria. "Summary Offences Act 1966". legislation.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 17 April 2024.