Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 49

If, on a trial for an offence against a provision specified in column 2 in an item in table 49, the jury is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of that offence but is satisfied that the accused is guilty of an offence against a provision specified in column 3 in that item, it may find the accused not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of the offence against the provision specified in column 3:

Table 49

column 1 Item	column 2 offence charged	column 3 alternative offences
1	section 12 (2) (Murder)	•     section 15 (2) (Manslaughter) •     section 17 (1) (Suicide—aiding etc) •     section 17 (2) •     section 42 (Child destruction) •     section 47 (1) (Concealment of birth)
2	section 15 (1) (Manslaughter)	•     section 17 (1) (Suicide—aiding etc) •     section 17   (2) •     section 20 (Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm), simple offence •     section 25 (Causing grievous bodily harm) •     section 29 (2) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle) •     section 42 (Child destruction) •     section 47  (1) (Concealment of birth)
3	section 19 (Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm)	•     section 20 (Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm), simple offence •     section 21 (Wounding), simple offence •     section 23 (Inflicting actual bodily harm), simple offence •     section 43 (Childbirth—grievous bodily harm)
4	section 20 (Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm)	•     section 23 (Inflicting actual bodily harm), simple offence •     section 25 (Causing grievous bodily harm) •     section 29  (4) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle) •     section 43  (Childbirth—grievous bodily harm)
5	section 21 (Wounding)	•     section 23 (Inflicting actual bodily harm), simple offence •     section 24 (Assault occasioning actual bodily harm), simple offence •     section 26 (Common assault), simple offence
6	section 22 (Assault with intent to commit other offence)	•     section 26 (Common assault), simple offence
7	section 24 (Assault occasioning actual bodily harm)	•     section 26 (Common assault), simple offence
8	section 27 (3) (a) (Acts endangering life etc—choking etc rendering person unconscious etc)	•     section 28 (2) (a) (Acts endangering health etc), simple offence
9	section 27 (3) (b) (Acts endangering life etc—administering drugs etc endangering life etc)	•     section 28 (2) (b) (Acts endangering health etc), simple offence
10	section 27 (3) (e) (Acts endangering life etc—causing explosions etc endangering life etc)	•     section 28 (2) (c) (Acts endangering health etc), simple offence
11	section 27 (3) (f) (Acts endangering life etc—setting traps endangering life etc)	•     section 28 (2) (d) (Acts endangering health etc), simple offence
12	section 27 (3) (g) (Acts endangering life etc—interfering with conveyances and endangering life etc)	•     section 28 (2) (e) (Acts endangering health etc), simple offence
13	section 28 (2) (a) (Acts endangering health etc—choking, suffocating or strangling)	•     section 26 (Common assault), simple offence
14	section 29 (2) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle)—causing death	•     Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

, section 6 (1), penalty, paragraph (a) (Negligent driving)—causing death

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section 29 (4) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle)—causing grievous bodily harm

              •     Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

, section 6 (1), penalty, paragraph (b) (Negligent driving)—causing grievous bodily harm