Robbery - elements

Question 1

ROBBERY

Answer 1

Crimes Act 1961, Section 234(1)

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

Question 2

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

GBH

Answer 2

Crimes Act 1961, Section 235(a)

• robs any person
• at the time of, OR immediately before OR immediately after, the robbery,
• causes grievous bodily harm
• to any person

Question 3

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

together with

Answer 3

Crimes Act 1961, Section 235(b)

• being together with any other person or persons,
• robs
• any person

Question 4

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

offensive weapon

Answer 4

Crimes Act 1961, Section 235(c)

• being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, OR any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument
• robs
• any other person

Question 5

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB

GBH

Answer 5

Crimes Act 1961, Section 236(1)(a)

• With intent to rob any person
• causes grievous bodily harm to that person or any other person

Question 6

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB

offensive weapon

Answer 6

Crimes Act 1961, Section 236(1)(b)

• With intent to rob any person
• being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, OR any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument
• assaults that person or any other person

Question 7

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB

together with

Answer 7

Crimes Act 1961, Section 236(1)(c)

• With intent to rob any person
• being together with any other person or persons
• assaults that person or any other person

Question 8

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB

subsection 2 - assault

Answer 8

Crimes Act 1961, Section 236(2)

• Assaults any person
• with intent to rob that person or any other person