Papua New Guinea

Criminal Code Act 1974

SCHEDULE 1 – THE CRIMINAL CODE.

PART VII. – PREPARATION TO COMMIT OFFENCES: CONSPIRACY: ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT.

Division 1. – Attempts and Preparation to Commit Offences.

509. ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES.

(1) A person who attempts to commit an indictable offence is guilty of an indictable offence, that, unless otherwise stated, is a misdemeanour.

(2) When a person who commits an indictable offence is punishable on summary conviction, a person who attempts to commit such an offence may also be summarily convicted.

510. PUNISHMENT OF ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT CRIMES.

(1) A person who attempts to commit a crime of such a kind that a person convicted of it is liable to the punishment of death or for imprisonment for life or for a term of 14 years or more, with or without any other punishment, is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for seven years.

(2) A person who attempts to commit a crime of any other kind, is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to a punishment equal to one-half of the greatest punishment to which an offender convicted of the crime that he attempted to commit is liable.

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