What types of damages are there?
Wilful damage- summary offences act
Criminal damage- crimes act
What arrest power do we have for criminal and wilful?
Criminal- Indictable offence section 459
Wilful damage- Summary offence section 458
What is section 197 crimes act?
A person who intentionally damages or destroys property who belongs to another without an lawful excuse will be guilty of an indictable offence
How much value of damage will change wilful to criminal damage?
$5000 or greater
What indictable offence is criminal damage ?
A serious indictable offence
Wilful damage points of proof?
Wilful, property, ownership, reasonable belief, value of damage