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Crimes Act 1961

Parties to the commission of offences

70: Offence committed other than offence intended

You could also call this:

"When you help someone do a crime, you're part of it, even if it doesn't happen exactly as planned."

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If you encourage someone to commit a crime and they do it, you are involved in that crime. This is true even if the crime is not committed exactly as you suggested. You can be considered part of the crime if you knew it was likely to happen because of your encouragement.

If you encourage someone to commit a crime, you are also involved in any other crimes they commit as a result. This applies if you knew those other crimes were likely to happen because of your actions. You are considered part of those crimes, even if they were not exactly what you originally suggested.

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Part 4Parties to the commission of offences

70Offence committed other than offence intended

  1. Every one who incites, counsels, or procures another to be a party to an offence of which that other is afterwards guilty is a party to that offence, although it may be committed in a way different from that which was incited, counselled, or suggested.

  2. Every one who incites, counsels, or procures another to be a party to an offence is a party to every offence which that other commits in consequence of such inciting, counselling, or procuring, and which the first-mentioned person knew to be likely to be committed in consequence thereof.

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  • 1908 No 32 s 91