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Committing reprisals against judges, witnesses, jurors or public justice officials is an offence under section 326(1) of the Crimes Act 1900, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that:
A ‘judicial officer’ is a person who is, or who alone or with others constitutes, a judicial tribunal.
A ‘judicial tribunal’ is any person or any court or other body authorised by law or by the consent of the parties to conduct a hearing to determine any matter or thing.
This includes:
A ‘public justice official’ is a person employed in any capacity by any government agency, department or organisation for the investigation, detection or prosecution of offenders, except for a judicial officer such as a magistrate, judge or justice of a court or tribunal.
This includes:
A ‘judicial proceeding’ is one in or before which a judicial tribunal can take evidence under oath.
It is immaterial whether your actions were wholly or partly due to the actions of the witness, juror, judicial officer or public justice official.
Defences to the charge include:
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