Section 347A — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Wife may be accessory after fact to husband’s felony

(1) The common law rule granting immunity to a wife against prosecution as an accessory after the fact to a felony committed by her husband is abolished.
(2) This section does not apply in respect of any act of, or omission by, a wife if the act or omission occurred before the commencement of this section.

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Related sections

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 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

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