South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT AND REPEAL (AGGRAVATED OFFENCES) ACT 2005 (NO 62 OF 2005) - SECT 11

11—Amendment of section 29—Acts endangering life or creating risk of serious harm

        (1)         Section 29(1)—delete "shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 15 years." and substitute:

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 15 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 18 years.

        (2)         Section 29(2)(a)—delete "grievous bodily" and substitute:

serious

        (3)         Section 29(2)—delete "shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 10 years." and substitute:

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 10 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 12 years.

        (4)         Section 29(3)(a)—delete "the person of"

        (5)         Section 29(3)—delete "shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 5 years." and substitute:

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 5 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 7 years.