South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION (DANGEROUS DRIVING) AMENDMENT ACT 2006 (NO 14 OF 2006) - SECT 6

6—Amendment of section 19B—Alternative verdicts

Section 19B—after subsection (3) insert:

        (4)         If at the trial of a person for an offence against section 19A(1) or (3) that is alleged to be an aggravated offence committed in the course of attempting to escape pursuit by a police officer, the jury is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of the aggravated offence charged but is satisfied that the accused is guilty of an offence against section 19AC(1), the jury may bring in a verdict that the accused is guilty of an offence against section 19AC(1).

        (5)         If at the trial of a person for an offence against section 19AC(1), the jury is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied that the accused is guilty of—

            (a)         an offence against section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 ; or

            (b)         an offence against section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 ,

the jury may bring in a verdict that the accused is guilty of the relevant offence against the Road Traffic Act 1961 .