'Intent - national proceedings' in document 'Australia - Criminal Code 1995 (amended 2014) Vol 1'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter 2—General principles of criminal responsibility

Part 2.2—The elements of an offence

Division 5—Fault elements

5.2 Intention

(1) A person has intention with respect to conduct if he or she means to engage in that conduct.
(2) A person has intention with respect to a circumstance if he or she believes that it exists or will exist.
(3) A person has intention with respect to a result if he or she means to bring it about or is aware that it will occur in the ordinary course of events