Section 344A — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Attempts

(1) Subject to this Act, any person who attempts to commit any offence for which a penalty is provided under this Act shall be liable to that penalty.
(2) Where a person is convicted of an attempt to commit an offence and the offence concerned is a serious indictable offence the person shall be deemed to have been convicted of a serious indictable offence.

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Related sections

s 342 — Certain conspiracy offences not affected
s 343 — Certain common law offences not abolished
s 343A — Saving of other punishments
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

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