Crimes Amendment Act 2019

1: Title
This Act is the Crimes Amendment Act 2019.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act
This Act amends the Crimes Act 1961 principal Act 2019-03-12 Crimes Act 1961
1: Substantive amendments to principal Act
4: Section 71 amended (Accessory after the fact)
Repeal section 71(2)
5: Section 123 repealed (Blasphemous libel)
Repeal section 123
6: Section 162 repealed (Death must be within a year and a day)
Repeal section 162
7: New section 220A inserted (Theft of livestock and other animals)
After section 220
220A: Theft of livestock and other animals
A person commits theft and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if they steal any livestock or any other animal that is the property of any other person.
8: New section 231A inserted (Entry onto agricultural land with intent to commit imprisonable offence)
After section 231
231A: Entry onto agricultural land with intent to commit imprisonable offence
1: A person commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years if they enter onto any land used for agricultural purposes, without authority and with intent to commit an imprisonable offence relating to any building or structure, livestock, animal, or machinery on that land.
2: For the purpose of this section,—
a: entry onto land occurs as soon as any part of the body of the person entering onto the land, or any part of any instrument used by that person, is within the boundaries of the land; and
b: everyone who gains entry onto land by any threat or artifice used for that purpose is to be treated as having entered without authority.
3: Sections 232 and 233 apply to this section with any necessary modifications.
4: For the purpose of this section,— agricultural purposes land
2: Other amendments to principal Act
9: New section 4A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)
After section 4
4A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1AA
10: Section 221 amended (Theft of animals)
Replace the heading to section 221 Theft of parts of killed animals
11: Section 223 amended (Punishment of theft)
In section 223 theft theft (except under section 220A
12: New Schedule 1AA inserted
Insert the Schedule 1AA set out in Schedule 1
13: Consequential amendments
Amend the principal Act as set out in Schedule 2