Minor Theft (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Legal definition of theft
Legal definition of theft
Dishonestly taking property w/ intent to permanently deprive
3 elements prosecution must prove for theft
3 elements prosecution must prove for theft
Appropriation, intent to permanently deprive, dishonesty
Vic statute defining theft
Vic statute defining theft
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s72
Max penalty - indictable theft
Max penalty - indictable theft
10 years imprisonment
Max penalty - summary theft
Max penalty - summary theft
2 years imprisonment
Summary hearing threshold for theft
Summary hearing threshold for theft
Property ≤$100,000 or motor vehicle
Actus reus element in theft
Actus reus element in theft
Element 1: appropriated property belonging to another
Most common defence to theft
Most common defence to theft
Subjective belief
Changed property principle
Changed property principle
Returning fundamentally changed property = permanent deprivation
Abandoned vs lost property distinction
Abandoned vs lost property distinction
Abandoned - no theft; Lost - owner retains ownership, can be theft