Public Order Offences
These are offences which generally disrupt the activities of society. They are designed to regulate the behavior of people in public and enable people to move about in society without fear of violence or abuse e.g Drunk and disorderly behavior, graffiti or offensive language.
Traffic Offences
These are strict liability offences and they attract a fixed penalty (fine, loss of demerit points etc.) regardless of the reason why the infringement was committed.
Regulatory Offences
Very minor offences that many people don’t even consider them to be crimes, for example. Jay walking.
Victim less Crimes
These are offences in which no one is deemed to be hurt apart from the consenting victim. These crimes exist because society has deemed that certain crimes are morally wrong, even through no one is being harmed by the act itself. An example of a ‘victim less crime’ would be illegal gambling because the gambler is simply spending their income while the person taking the bet is fulfilling the gamblers wish.
Preliminary Crimes
These are crimes which the person has not committed but they can still be held criminally responsible. There are two categories of preliminary crimes which are:
Attempt – The Crimes Act 1900 states that attempting to commit a crime is the same as the successful committal of the act. This is where a person has the intent and tries to commit a crime but is stopped or fails in the commission of it.
Conspiracy – This is where two or more people make an agreement to commit a criminal act. The planning and preparation of a crime constitutes conspiracy.
These are offences which generally disrupt the activities of society. They are designed to regulate the behavior of people in public and enable people to move about in society without fear of violence or abuse e.g Drunk and disorderly behavior, graffiti or offensive language.
Traffic Offences
These are strict liability offences and they attract a fixed penalty (fine, loss of demerit points etc.) regardless of the reason why the infringement was committed.
Regulatory Offences
Very minor offences that many people don’t even consider them to be crimes, for example. Jay walking.
Victim less Crimes
These are offences in which no one is deemed to be hurt apart from the consenting victim. These crimes exist because society has deemed that certain crimes are morally wrong, even through no one is being harmed by the act itself. An example of a ‘victim less crime’ would be illegal gambling because the gambler is simply spending their income while the person taking the bet is fulfilling the gamblers wish.
Preliminary Crimes
These are crimes which the person has not committed but they can still be held criminally responsible. There are two categories of preliminary crimes which are:
Attempt – The Crimes Act 1900 states that attempting to commit a crime is the same as the successful committal of the act. This is where a person has the intent and tries to commit a crime but is stopped or fails in the commission of it.
Conspiracy – This is where two or more people make an agreement to commit a criminal act. The planning and preparation of a crime constitutes conspiracy.