Section 26 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Conspiring to commit murder

Whosoever—
conspires and agrees to murder any person, whether a subject of Her Majesty or not, and whether within the Queen’s dominions or not, or
solicits, encourages, persuades, or endeavours to persuade, or proposes to, any person to commit any such murder,
shall be liable to imprisonment for 25 years.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 25A — Assault causing death
s 25B — Assault causing death when intoxicated—mandatory minimum sentence
s 25C — Supply of drugs causing death
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

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