Robbery Liabilities

Question 1

Robbery
Section 234
Crimes Act 1961

Answer 1

Section 234(1)

• Theft
• Accompanied by violence OR threats of violence
• To any person OR property
• Used to extort the property stolen OR prevent or overcome resistance to it being stolen

Question 2

Aggravated Robbery
Section 235
Crimes Act 1961

Answer 2

Section 235(a)

• Robs any person
• At the time of OR immediately before OR immediately after the robbery
• Caused GBH
• Any person

Section 235(b)

• Being together with any other person/s
• Robs
• Any person

Section 235(c)

• Being armed with any offensive weapon OR instrument OR anything appearing to be such a weapon or instrument
• Robs
• Any person

Question 3

Assault with intent to Rob
Section 236
Crimes Act 1961

Answer 3

Section 236(1)(a)

• Intent to rob any person
• Causes GBH
• To that person OR any other person

Section 236(1)(b)

• Intent to rob any person
• Being armed with any offensive weapon OR instrument OR anything appearing to be such a weapon or instrument
• Assaults that person OR any other person

Section 236(1)(c)

• Intent to rob any person
• Being together with any other person/s
• Assaults that person OR any other person

Section 236(2)

• Assaults
• Any person
• Intent to rob that person OR any other person