Section 27 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Acts done to the person with intent to murder

Whosoever—
administers to, or causes to be taken by, any person any poison, or other destructive thing, or
by any means wounds, or causes grievous bodily harm to any person,
with intent in any such case to commit 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 25B — Assault causing death when intoxicated—mandatory minimum sentence
s 25C — Supply of drugs causing death
s 26 — Conspiring to commit 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

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