S 50DA repealed by No 42 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 15 April 2010. S 50DA formerly read:
SECTION 50DA Benefiting from offence against this Part
(1)
A person contravenes this section if:
(a)
the person does an act, or makes an omission, whether within or outside Australia, with the intention of benefiting, whether financially or not, from conduct of a kind that would constitute an offence against this Part; and
(b)
the act or omission is reasonably capable of resulting in the person benefiting from such conduct;
whether or not that conduct in fact occurs or has occurred.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 17 years.
(1A)
Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).
Note:
For
absolute liability
, see section
6.2
of the
Criminal Code
.
History
S 50DA(1A) inserted by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 73. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
(1B)
In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), it is not necessary to prove that the defendant knew that the conduct mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) would be of a kind that would constitute an offence against this Part.
History
S 50DA(1B) inserted by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 73. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
(2)
An example of an act covered by paragraph (1)(b) is profiting from an arrangement that facilitates an offence against this Part.
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