Director of Public Prosecutions (NT) v WJI

[2004] HCA 47
Judgment date
Case number
D14/2003
Before
Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Heydon JJ
Catchwords

Criminal law – Criminal Code (NT), ss 192(3) and 31 - Sexual intercourse without consent - Mental element required - Whether relevant "act" is sexual intercourse or sexual intercourse without consent - Whether prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that accused intended to have sexual intercourse with the complainant without consent - Application of Criminal Code (NT), s 32.

Statutes – Interpretation - Criminal Codes - Criminal Code (NT).

Practice and procedure – Trials - Jury directions.

Words and phrases – "act", "event", "act, omission or event", "sexual intercourse with another person without the consent of the other person".

Criminal Code (NT) – ss 1, 31, 32, 192(3).

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