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3 Serious violent offences

This clause applies to the following offences—

Sch. 1 cl. 3(b) amended by No. 69/1997 s. 21.Sch. 1 cl. 3(b)(iaa) inserted by No. 6/2013 s. 10(2).Sch. 1 cl. 3(b)(iab) inserted by No. 6/2013 s. 10(2).Sch. 1 cl. 3(b)(ii) repealed by No. 17/2015 s. 4(3).Sch. 1 cl. 3(c) amended by No. 69/1997 s. 21.Sch. 1 cl. 3(ca) inserted by No. 17/2015 s. 4(4).Sch. 1 cl. 3(d) amended by Nos 57/2005 s. 50(4)(a), 17/2015 s. 4(5). Sch. 1 cl. 3(e) inserted by No. 57/2005 s. 50(4)(b).

(a)murder;

(b)an offence against, or for which the penalty or the maximum or minimum penalty is fixed by, any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1958:

(iaa)section 15A (causing serious injury intentionally in circumstances of gross violence);

(iab)section 15B (causing serious injury recklessly in circumstances of gross violence);

(i)section 16 (causing serious injury intentionally);

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(iii)section 20 (threats to kill);

(c)an offence against, or for which the penalty or the maximum or minimum penalty is fixed by, any of the following provisions (as amended) of the Crimes Act 1958 repealed on 24 March 1986 by section 8(2) of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1985:

(i)section 17 (intentionally causing grievous bodily harm or shooting, etc. with intention to do grievous bodily harm or to resist or prevent arrest);

(ii)section 35B (making demand with threat to kill or injure or endanger life);

(ca)an offence against section 19A (intentionally causing a very serious disease) of the Crimes Act 1958 repealed by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment (Repeal of Section 19A) Act 2015;

(d)an offence of conspiracy to commit, incitement to commit or attempting to commit an offence referred to in paragraphs (a) to (ca);

(e)any other offence, whether committed in Victoria or elsewhere, the necessary elements of which consist of elements that constitute any of the offences referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).