Legislation › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) An Act to consolidate the Statutes relating to Criminal Law.
Sections (559) s 1 — Name of Act s 3 — Application of certain provisions of Act s 4 — Definitions s 4A — Recklessness s 4B — Dishonesty s 4C — Mental health impairment s 7 — “Possession” when criminal s 8 — “Public place” etc s 10A — Application and effect of Part s 10B — Interpretation s 10C — Extension of offences if there is a geographical nexus s 10D — Provisions relating to double criminality s 10E — Procedural and other provisions s 10F — Special provisions with respect to geographical jurisdiction s 11 — Provisions of 36 Geo III, c 7, and 57 Geo III, c 6, repealed except as to offences against the person of the Sovereign s 12 — Compassing etc deposition of the Sovereign—overawing Parliament etc s 16 — Nothing herein to affect 25 Ed III, c 2 s 17A — Date of death s 18 — Murder and manslaughter defined s 19A — Punishment for murder s 19B — Mandatory life sentences for murder of police officers s 20 — Child murder—when child deemed born alive s 21 — Child murder by mother—verdict of contributing to death etc s 22 — Trial for child murder—verdict of concealment of birth s 22A — Infanticide s 23 — Trial for murder—partial defence of extreme provocation s 23A — Substantial impairment because of mental health impairment or cognitive impairment s 24 — Manslaughter—punishment s 25A — Assault causing death s 25B — Assault causing death when intoxicated—mandatory minimum sentence s 25C — Supply of drugs causing death s 26 — Conspiring to commit murder s 27 — Acts done to the person with intent to murder s 28 — Acts done to property with intent to murder s 29 — Certain other attempts to murder s 30 — Attempts to murder by other means s 31 — Documents containing threats s 31A — Suicide and attempt to commit suicide s 31B — Survivor of suicide pact s 31C — Aiding etc suicide s 32 — Impeding endeavours to escape shipwreck s 33 — Wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent s 33A — Discharging firearm etc with intent s 33B — Use or possession of weapon to resist arrest etc s 35 — Reckless grievous bodily harm or wounding s 35A — Causing dog to inflict grievous bodily harm or actual bodily harm s 37 — Choking, suffocation and strangulation s 38 — Using intoxicating substance to commit an indictable offence s 38A — Spiking drink or food s 39 — Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm s 41 — Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain s 41A — Poisoning etc of water supply s 41B — Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance s 41C — Inducing another person to request or access voluntary assisted dying s 41D — Inducing self-administration of prescribed substance s 41E — Advertising Schedule 4 or 8 poison as voluntary assisted dying substance s 42 — Injuries to child at time of birth s 43 — Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years s 43A — Failure of persons with parental responsibility to care for child s 43B — Failure to reduce or remove risk of child becoming victim of child abuse s 44 — Failure of persons to provide necessities of life s 45 — Prohibition of female genital mutilation s 45A — Removing person from State for female genital mutilation s 46 — Causing bodily injury by gunpowder etc s 47 — Using etc explosive substance or corrosive fluid etc s 48 — Causing explosives to be placed in or near building, conveyance or public place s 49 — Setting trap etc s 49A — Throwing rocks and other objects at vehicles and vessels s 51A — Predatory driving s 51B — Police pursuits s 52A — Dangerous driving: substantive matters s 52AA — Dangerous driving: procedural matters s 52AB — Offence of failing to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death or grievous bodily harm s 52B — Dangerous navigation: substantive matters s 52BA — Dangerous navigation: procedural matters s 53 — Injuries by furious driving etc s 54 — Causing grievous bodily harm s 54A — Offence of causing loss of a foetus s 54B — Offence of causing loss of a foetus (death of pregnant woman) s 54C — Definitions s 54D — Abusive behaviour towards current or former intimate partners s 54E — Defence s 54F — Meaning of “abusive behaviour” s 54G — Meaning of “course of conduct” s 54H — Procedural requirements s 54I — Coercive Control Implementation and Evaluation Taskforce s 54J — Review of Division s 55 — Possessing or making explosives or other things with intent to injure s 56 — Obstructing member of the clergy in discharge of his or her duties s 57 — Assault on persons preserving wreck s 58 — Assault with intent to commit a serious indictable offence s 59 — Assault occasioning actual bodily harm s 59A — Assault during public disorder s 60AA — Definitions s 60 — Assault and other actions against police officers s 60A — Assault and other actions against law enforcement officers (other than police officers) s 60AB — Assault against persons aiding law enforcement officers s 60AC — Hindering and obstruction of persons aiding law enforcement officers s 60AD — Assault and other action against frontline emergency workers s 60AE — Assault and other action against frontline health workers s 60B — Actions against third parties connected with law enforcement officers s 60C — Obtaining of personal information about law enforcement officers s 60D — Definitions s 60E — Assaults etc at schools s 60F — Definitions s 60G — Assault and other action against retail workers s 61 — Common assault prosecuted by indictment s 61AA — Defence of lawful correction s 61H — Definitions s 61HA — Meaning of “sexual intercourse” s 61HB — Meaning of “sexual touching” s 61HC — Meaning of “sexual act” s 61HD — Meaning of “cognitive impairment” s 61HF — Objective s 61HG — Application of Subdivision s 61HH — Definitions s 61HI — Consent generally s 61HJ — Circumstances in which there is no consent s 61HK — Knowledge about consent s 61I — Sexual assault s 61J — Aggravated sexual assault s 61JA — Aggravated sexual assault in company s 61K — Assault with intent to have sexual intercourse s 61KA — Accused person married to complainant s 61KB — Circumstances of certain sexual offences to be considered in passing sentence s 61KC — Sexual touching s 61KD — Aggravated sexual touching s 61KE — Sexual act s 61KF — Aggravated sexual act s 66A — Sexual intercourse—child under 10 s 66B — Attempting, or assaulting with intent, to have sexual intercourse with child under 10 s 66C — Sexual intercourse—child between 10 and 16 s 66D — Assault with intent to have sexual intercourse—child between 10 and 16 s 66DA — Sexual touching—child under 10 s 66DB — Sexual touching—child between 10 and 16 s 66DC — Sexual act—child under 10 s 66DD — Sexual act—child between 10 and 16 s 66DE — Aggravated sexual act—child between 10 and 16 s 66DF — Sexual act for production of child abuse material—child under 16 s 66EA — Persistent sexual abuse of a child s 66EB — Procuring or grooming child under 16 for unlawful sexual activity s 66EC — Grooming a person for unlawful sexual activity with a child under the person’s authority s 66F — Sexual offences—cognitive impairment s 72B — Definitions s 73 — Sexual intercourse—young person between 16 and 18 under special care s 73A — Sexual touching—young person between 16 and 18 under special care s 78A — Incest s 78B — Incest attempts s 78C — Defences s 78F — Sanction of Attorney General or Director of Public Prosecutions s 79AA — Definitions s 79 — Animal sexual abuse s 79A — Animal sexual touching s 79B — Advertisement, sale or transfer of animals for animal sexual abuse s 80 — Animal sexual abuse attempts s 80A — Sexual assault by forced self-manipulation s 80AA — Referral to child protection agency s 80AB — Alternative verdicts s 80AC — Accused persons who are minors s 80AD — Common law offences of rape and attempted rape abolished s 80AE — Consent no defence in certain cases s 80AF — Uncertainty about time when sexual offence against child occurred s 80AG — Defence of similar age s 80AH — Special verdict of “sexual offence or misconduct with regard to corpse” s 80B — Meaning of “sexual servitude” s 80C — Meaning of “circumstances of aggravation” s 80D — Causing sexual servitude s 80E — Conduct of business involving sexual servitude s 80F — Alternative verdicts s 80G — Incitement to commit sexual offence s 81C — Misconduct with regard to corpses s 82 — Termination of pregnancy performed by unqualified person s 85 — Concealment of birth s 86 — Kidnapping s 87 — Child abduction s 91A — Procuring etc s 91B — Procuring person by drugs etc s 91C — Definitions s 91D — Promoting or engaging in acts of child prostitution s 91E — Obtaining benefit from child prostitution s 91F — Premises not to be used for child prostitution s 91FA — Definitions s 91FB — Child abuse material—meaning s 91G — Children not to be used for production of child abuse material s 91H — Production, dissemination or possession of child abuse material s 91HAA — Administering a digital platform used to deal with child abuse material s 91HAB — Encouraging use of a digital platform to deal with child abuse material s 91HAC — Providing information about avoiding detection s 91HA — Defences s 91HB — Exception s 91I — Definitions s 91J — Voyeurism s 91K — Filming a person engaged in private act s 91L — Filming a person’s private parts s 91M — Installing device to facilitate observation or filming s 91N — Definitions s 91O — Meaning of consent in intimate image or audio material offences s 91P — Record intimate image or audio material without consent s 91PA — Altering images or audio or using simulated person to create intimate image or audio material s 91Q — Distribute intimate image or audio material without consent s 91R — Threaten to record, create, alter or distribute intimate image or audio material s 91S — Court may order rectification s 91T — Exceptions s 91U — Review of amendments made by Crimes Amendment (Intimate Image and Audio Material) Act 2025 s 92 — Bigamy s 93 — Participator in bigamy s 93AA — Definitions s 93AB — Slavery, servitude and child forced labour s 93AC — Child forced marriage s 93A — Definition s 93B — Riot s 93C — Affray s 93D — Mental element under sections 93B and 93C s 93F — Interpretation s 93FA — Possession, supply or making of explosives s 93FB — Possession of dangerous articles other than firearms s 93G — Causing danger with firearm or spear gun s 93GA — Firing at dwelling-houses or buildings s 93H — Trespassing with or dangerous use of firearm or spear gun s 93I — Possession of unregistered firearm in public place s 93IA — Definitions s 93IB — Custody of knives in public places or schools s 93IC — Using or carrying knives in public places or schools s 93J — Definitions of “contaminate” and “goods” s 93K — Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss s 93L — Threatening to contaminate goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss s 93M — Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss s 93N — Aggravated circumstances—unwarranted demand s 93O — Aggravated circumstances—death or grievous bodily harm s 93P — Special provisions relating to geographical application of this Division s 93Q — Conveying false information that a person or property is in danger s 93R — Leaving or sending an article with intent to cause alarm s 93S — Definitions s 93T — Participation in criminal groups s 93TA — Receiving material benefit derived from criminal activities of criminal groups s 93U — Alternative verdicts s 93V — Offence of conducting unlawful gambling operation s 93W — Definitions s 93X — Consorting s 93Y — Defence s 93Z — Offence of publicly threatening or inciting violence on grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex or HIV/AIDS status s 93ZAA — Offence of publicly inciting hatred on ground of race s 93ZAB — Review of division s 93ZAC — Repeal of division s 93ZA — Offence of displaying Nazi symbols s 93ZB — Offence of displaying prohibited terrorist organisation symbols s 94AA — Property previously stolen s 94 — Robbery or stealing from the person s 95 — Same in circumstances of aggravation s 96 — Same (robbery) with wounding s 97 — Robbery etc or stopping a mail, being armed or in company s 98 — Robbery with arms etc and wounding s 99 — Demanding property with intent to steal s 105A — Definitions s 109 — Breaking out of dwelling-house after committing, or entering with intent to commit, indictable offence s 110 — Breaking, entering and assaulting with intent to murder etc s 111 — Entering dwelling-house s 112 — Breaking etc into any house etc and committing serious indictable offence s 113 — Breaking etc into any house etc with intent to commit serious indictable offence s 114 — Being armed with intent to commit indictable offence s 115 — Being convicted offender armed with intent to commit indictable offence s 115A — Alternative verdicts s 116 — All larcenies to be of same nature s 117 — Punishment for larceny s 118 — Intent to return property no defence s 119 — Verdict where several takings proved s 120 — Trial for larceny—verdict of embezzlement etc s 121 — Verdict of “larceny or receiving” s 122 — Verdict where persons indicted for joint larceny or receiving s 123 — Verdict of minor indictable offence s 124 — Fraudulent appropriation s 125 — Larceny by bailee s 126 — Stealing cattle or killing with intent to steal s 127 — Stealing or killing cattle—uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal s 128 — Trial for stealing cattle—verdict of stealing skins s 129 — Trial for killing cattle—verdict of stealing s 130 — Trial for stealing cattle—verdict of misdemeanour s 131 — Unlawfully using etc another person’s cattle s 132 — Stealing dogs s 133 — Taking money to restore dogs s 134 — Stealing, destroying etc valuable security s 135 — Stealing, destroying etc wills or codicils s 136 — Proviso to sections 134 and 135 s 137 — Civil remedies not affected by conviction s 138 — Stealing, destroying etc records etc of any court or public office s 139 — Stealing etc metal, glass, wood etc fixed to house or land s 140 — Stealing etc trees etc in pleasure-grounds etc s 148 — Stealing property in a dwelling-house s 149 — The same with menaces s 150 — Stealing goods in process of manufacture s 151 — Selling etc materials to be manufactured s 152 — Stealing from ship in port or on wharfs etc s 153 — Stealing from ship in distress or wrecked s 154 — Tenants etc stealing articles let to hire s 154A — Taking a conveyance without consent of owner s 154B — Stealing aircraft and unlawfully taking or exercising control of aircraft s 154C — Taking motor vehicle or vessel with assault or with occupant on board s 154D — Stealing firearms s 154E — Definitions s 154F — Stealing motor vehicle, vessel or trailer s 154G — Facilitating organised car, boat or trailer rebirthing activities s 154H — Making, using and interfering with unique identifiers s 154I — Possession of motor vehicle, vessel or trailer where unique identifier has been interfered with s 154J — Possession of identification plate not attached to motor vehicle or trailer s 154K — Performance crime offences s 154L — Review of division s 155 — Definition of clerk or servant s 156 — Larceny by clerks or servants s 157 — Embezzlement by clerks or servants s 159 — Larceny by persons in Public Service s 160 — Embezzlement etc by persons in the Public Service s 161 — Proof of general deficiency in accounts s 162 — Larceny etc by joint owners s 163 — Trial for embezzlement—verdict of larceny s 187 — Term “stealing” in sections 188 and 189 s 188 — Receiving stolen property where stealing a serious indictable offence s 189 — Receiving etc where principal guilty of minor indictable offence s 189A — Receiving etc goods stolen out of New South Wales s 189B — Prosecution under section 188 or 189 where property stolen in course of transmission s 190 — Receiving etc cattle unlawfully killed, or carcass etc s 191 — Uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal s 192 — Receiving material or tools intrusted for manufacture s 192A — Verdict where several persons are indicted for jointly receiving s 192B — Deception s 192C — Obtaining property belonging to another s 192D — Obtaining financial advantage or causing financial disadvantage s 192E — Fraud s 192F — Intention to defraud by destroying or concealing accounting records s 192G — Intention to defraud by false or misleading statement s 192H — Intention to deceive members or creditors by false or misleading statement of officer of organisation s 192I — Definitions s 192J — Dealing with identification information s 192K — Possession of identification information s 192L — Possession of equipment etc to make identification documents or things s 192M — Miscellaneous provisions s 192N — Definitions s 192O — Meaning of “dedicated encrypted criminal communication device” s 192P — Possession of dedicated encrypted criminal communication devices for certain purposes s 192Q — Proof of particular offence not required s 192R — Review of Part s 193A — Definitions s 193B — Money laundering—proceeds of crime s 193BA — Money laundering—proceeds of general crime s 193C — Dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime s 193CA — Reasonable grounds to suspect property is proceeds of crime s 193CB — Controlled operations and proceeds of crime or general crime s 193D — Dealing with property that subsequently becomes an instrument of crime s 193E — Alternative verdicts s 193F — Proof of other offences not required s 193FA — Combining several contraventions in a single charge s 193G — Transitional provision s 193H — Corrupting betting outcome of event s 193I — Betting s 193J — Events and event contingencies s 193K — Obtaining financial advantage or causing financial disadvantage s 193L — Proof of intention to obtain financial advantage or cause financial disadvantage s 193M — Encourage s 193N — Engage in conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event s 193O — Facilitate conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event s 193P — Concealing conduct or agreement about conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event s 193Q — Use of corrupt conduct information or inside information for betting purposes s 194 — Interpretation s 195 — Destroying or damaging property s 196 — Destroying or damaging property with intent to injure a person s 197 — Dishonestly destroying or damaging property s 198 — Destroying or damaging property with intention of endangering life s 199 — Threatening to destroy or damage property s 200 — Possession etc of explosive or other article with intent to destroy or damage property s 201 — Interfering with a mine s 202 — Causing damage etc to sea, river, canal and other works s 203A — Definitions s 203B — Sabotage s 203C — Threaten sabotage s 203D — Definitions s 203E — Offence s 204 — Destruction of, or damage to, an aircraft or vessel with intent or reckless indifference s 205 — Prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft or vessel s 206 — Assault etc on member of crew of aircraft or vessel s 207 — Placing etc dangerous articles on board an aircraft or vessel s 208 — Threatening to destroy etc an aircraft, vessel or vehicle s 209 — False information as to plan etc to prejudice the safety of an aircraft or vessel or persons on board an aircraft or vessel s 210 — Destroying, damaging etc an aid to navigation s 211 — Criminal acts relating to railways s 212 — Endangering passengers etc on railway s 213 — Obstructing a railway s 214 — Obstructing a railway—verdict of misdemeanour s 214A — Damage or disruption to major facility s 214B — Places of worship s 214C — Review of certain provisions s 249A — Definitions s 249B — Corrupt commissions or rewards s 249C — Misleading documents or statements used or made by agents s 249D — Corrupt inducements for advice s 249E — Corrupt benefits for trustees and others s 249F — Aiding, abetting etc s 249G — Repayment of value of gift etc s 249H — Disqualification for office s 249I — Dismissal of trivial case s 249J — Custom not a defence s 249K — Blackmail offence s 249L — Unwarranted demands—meaning s 249M — Menaces—meaning s 249N — Obtaining gain or causing loss—meaning s 249O — Public duty—meaning s 250 — False document—meaning s 251 — Inducing acceptance of false document s 252 — Interpretative provisions relating to obtaining property, financial advantage and financial disadvantage s 253 — Forgery—making false document s 254 — Using false document s 255 — Possession of false document s 256 — Making or possession of equipment etc for making false documents s 307A — False or misleading applications s 307B — False or misleading information s 307C — False or misleading documents s 308 — General definitions s 308A — Meaning of access to data, modification of data and impairment of electronic communication s 308B — Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment s 308C — Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit serious indictable offence s 308D — Unauthorised modification of data with intent to cause impairment s 308E — Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication s 308F — Possession of data with intent to commit serious computer offence s 308G — Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence s 308H — Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in computer (summary offence) s 308I — Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device (summary offence) s 310A — Definitions s 310B — Rescuing inmate from lawful custody s 310C — Aiding escape s 310D — Escaping s 310E — Tunnels to facilitate escape s 310F — Permitting escape s 310G — Harbouring escapee s 310H — Application of Part s 310I — Definitions s 310J — Membership of terrorist organisation s 310K — Multiplicity of offences s 311 — Definitions s 312 — Meaning of “pervert the course of justice” s 313 — Knowledge about type of offence is unnecessary s 314 — False accusations etc s 315 — Hindering investigation etc s 315A — Threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses s 316 — Concealing serious indictable offence s 316A — Concealing child abuse offence s 317 — Tampering etc with evidence s 318 — Making or using false official instrument to pervert the course of justice s 319 — General offence of perverting the course of justice s 320 — Extended meaning of “giving evidence” s 321 — Corruption of witnesses and jurors s 322 — Threats or intimidation—judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings s 323 — Influencing witnesses and jurors s 324 — Increased penalty if serious indictable offence involved s 325 — Preventing, obstructing or dissuading witness or juror from attending etc s 326 — Reprisals—judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings s 327 — Offence of perjury s 328 — Perjury with intent to procure conviction or acquittal s 329 — Conviction for false swearing on indictment for perjury s 330 — False statement on oath not amounting to perjury s 331 — Contradictory statements on oath s 332 — Certain technical defects provided for s 333 — Subornation of perjury s 334 — General provisions applicable to perjury and false statement offences s 335 — False statements in evidence on commission s 336 — False entry on public register s 337 — False instruments issued by public officers s 338 — Restrictions on prosecutions for perjury s 339 — Application of Division to perjury under other Acts s 340 — Extent of abolition of offences s 341 — Certain common law offences abolished s 342 — Certain conspiracy offences not affected s 343 — Certain common law offences not abolished s 343A — Saving of other punishments s 344A — Attempts s 345 — Principals in the second degree—how tried and punished s 346 — Accessories before the fact—how tried and punished s 347 — Accessories after the fact—how tried and punished s 347A — Wife may be accessory after fact to husband’s felony s 348 — Punishment of accessories after the fact to certain treason-related offences s 349 — Punishment of accessories after the fact to murder etc s 350 — Punishment of accessories after the fact to other serious indictable offences s 351 — Trial and punishment of abettors of minor indictable offences s 351A — Recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity s 351B — Aiders and abettors punishable as principals s 417 — Proof of lawful authority or excuse s 417A — Proof of exceptions s 418 — Self-defence—when available s 419 — Self-defence—onus of proof s 420 — Self-defence—not available if death inflicted to protect property or trespass to property s 421 — Self-defence—excessive force that inflicts death s 422 — Self-defence—response to lawful conduct s 423 — Offences to which Division applies s 428A — Definitions s 428B — Offences of specific intent to which Part applies s 428C — Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent s 428D — Intoxication in relation to other offences s 428E — Intoxication in relation to murder, manslaughter and assault causing death s 428F — Intoxication in relation to the reasonable person test s 428G — Intoxication and the actus reus of an offence s 428H — Abolition of common law relating to self-induced intoxication s 428I — Application of Part s 431 — Convicted persons not to be liable to death penalty s 431A — Life sentences s 475A — Offences punishable summarily s 475B — Election for summary trial s 502 — Possession of skin etc of stolen cattle s 503 — Stealing dogs s 504 — Possessing stolen dog or skin s 505 — Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement s 506 — Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement—second offence s 507 — Possession of stolen animals etc s 508 — Possession of stolen animals etc—second offence s 509 — Restoration of such stolen animals etc s 510 — Setting engine for deer etc s 512 — Taking fish in waters on private property s 513 — Stealing shrubs etc s 515 — Stealing etc live or dead fence etc s 517 — Unlawful possession of trees, fences etc s 518 — Stealing dead wood s 520 — Stealing plants etc in gardens s 521 — Stealing plants etc not growing in gardens s 521A — Stealing of rock, stone etc s 522 — Possession of shipwrecked goods s 523 — Offering shipwrecked goods for sale s 524 — Seizure of such goods s 525 — Stealing or damaging books and other things in public library and other places s 526 — Term “Public Library” s 527C — Persons unlawfully in possession of property s 529 — Criminal defamation s 530 — Serious animal cruelty s 531 — Killing or seriously injuring animals used for law enforcement s 545B — Intimidation or annoyance by violence or otherwise s 545C — Knowingly joining or continuing in etc an unlawful assembly s 546 — Abetting or procuring s 546B — Convicted persons found with intent to commit offence s 546D — Impersonation of police officers s 547B — Public mischief s 547C — Peeping or prying s 547D — Person apprehended carrying razor etc s 547E — Prohibited animal abuse material s 556 — Summary conviction a bar to further proceedings s 574 — Prosecutions for blasphemy s 574B — Prevention of suicide s 578A — Prohibition of publication identifying victims of certain sexual offences s 578C — Publishing indecent articles s 578E — Offences relating to advertising or displaying products associated with sexual behaviour s 579 — Evidence of proceedings dealt with by way of recognizance after 15 years s 580 — Certain charges not to be brought at common law s 580A — Abolition of offence of being a common nightwalker s 580B — Abolition of offences of eavesdropping and being a common scold s 580C — Abolition of common law offences relating to brothels s 580D — Abolition of rule that husband and wife cannot be guilty of conspiracy s 580E — Abolition of distinction between felony and misdemeanour s 580F — Abolition of penal servitude s 580G — Abolition of imprisonment with light or hard labour s 580H — Abolition of common law offences and rules s 581 — Savings and transitional provisions s 582 — Regulations s 583 — Review of certain provisions relating to consent s 584 — Review of Part 3A, Division 9 s 585 — Review of provisions relating to animal sexual abuse Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. 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