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Division 15 - Offences Against Justice Procedures, Government Security and Government Operations

An act or omission prejudicial to the effective carrying out of justice procedures or any government operations concerned with maintaining government security.

This division is further disaggregated into subdivisions on the basis of whether or not an act or omission was against justice procedures.

Offences in this division are classified into the following subdivisions:

151 Breach of Justice Order
152 Other Offences Against Justice Procedures
153 Offences Against Government Security
154 Offences Against Government Operations

Exclusions:
Offences against justice procedures or government security where there is an intent to kill, assault, or steal. These are coded to the relevant divisions, either Division 01, Homicide and Related Offences, Division 02, Acts Intended to Cause Injury, or Division 08, Theft and Related Offences.

An act or omission prejudicial to the effective execution of justice orders.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of the type of justice order.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

1511 Escape Custody Offences
1512 Breach of Bail
1513 Breach of Parole
1514 Breach of Domestic Violence Order
1515 Breach of Other Restraining Order
1519 Breach of Justice Order, nec

1511 Escape Custody Offences
Offences relating to a person who was in lawful custody regaining their liberty unlawfully.

Inclusions:
Escaping
Aiding/harbouring an escapee
Freeing person from lawful custody without authority
Permitting escape from lawful custody without authority

1512 Breach of Bail
An act or omission breaching the conditions of a bail order.

Inclusions:
Abscond whilst on bail
Fail to comply with a condition of a bail order (e.g. to be of good behaviour)
Bail act offences

1513 Breach of Parole
An act or omission breaching the conditions of a parole order.

Inclusions:
Failing to report to parole officer
(Note where the breach of parole constitutes an offence in its own right, both the new offence and the breach of parole are to be counted. This also applies to the other breach offences)

Exclusions:
Breach of periodic detention order. This is coded to Group 1519, Breach of Justice Order, nec
Breach of suspended sentence. This is coded to Group 1519, Breach of Justice Order, nec

1514 Breach of Domestic Violence Order
An act or omission breaching the conditions of a domestic violence order.

1515 Breach of Other Restraining Order
An act or omission breaching the conditions of a restraining order other than a domestic violence order.

Exclusions:
Breach of domestic violence order. This is coded to Group 1514, Breach of Domestic Violence Order
Breach of periodic detention order. This is coded to Group 1519, Breach of Justice Order, nec

1519 Breach of Justice Order, nec
An act or omission breaching the conditions of a justice order other than a domestic violence or other restraining order.

Inclusions:
Breach of periodic detention orders
Breach of suspended sentence

Exclusions:
Breach of parole. This is coded to Group 1513, Breach of Parole

An act or omission prejudicial to the effective carrying out of justice procedures other than justice orders.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of subset streams of justice procedures.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

1521 Subvert the Course of Justice
1522 Resist or Hinder Police Officer or Justice Official
1523 Prison Regulation Offences
1529 Offences Against Justice Procedures, nec

1521 Subvert the Course of Justice
An act intended to mislead or impede justice proceedings.

Inclusions:
Perjury (e.g. give false testimony, unlawful oath)
Bribing or dishonestly attempting to influence a witness, juror or any justice official
Prevent witness from attending court
Threats against witnesses
Destroy or damage evidence
Fabricate or use fabricated evidence
Conspiring to obstruct justice
Deceive witness

Exclusions:
Bribery of a government official other than a justice official. This is coded to Group 0941, Bribery Involving Government Officials
Impersonate a justice official. This is coded to Group 0991, Misrepresentation of Professional Status
Contempt of court not involving the perversion of justice proceedings. This is coded to Group 1529, Offences Against Justice Procedures, nec
Conspiracy to commit a criminal offence. This is coded to Group 1315, Conspiracy

1522 Resist or Hinder Police Officer or Justice Official
An act with the intent of resisting or hindering the directions of a police officer or other justice official in the conduct of their lawful duty.

Inclusions:
Fail to comply with direction of authorised police officer or justice official

Exclusions:
Assault of police officers or justice officials. This is coded to Subdivision 021, Assault

1523 Prison Regulation Offences
Offences against guidelines regulating conduct within prisons.

Inclusions:
Possessing contraband
Supplying contraband

1529 Offences Against Justice Procedures, nec
Offences against justice procedures not elsewhere classified in Subdivision 152, Other Offences Against Justice Procedures.

Inclusions:
Accessory after the fact
Misprision of felony
Contempt of court not involving the perversion of justice proceedings (e.g. interrupting/disrupting court proceedings)
False report to police

An act or omission prejudicial to the effective enforcement of government operations concerned with the preservation of national security.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of whether the enforcement of government security operations involved government officers.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

1531 Resist or Hinder Government Officer Concerned with Government Security
1539 Offences Against Government Security, nec

1531 Resist or Hinder Government Officer Concerned with Government Security
An act with the intent of resisting or hindering the official directions of a government officer, other than a police officer or justice official, who is concerned with maintaining government security. Official directions are those given in the conduct of the officer's duties.

1539 Offences Against Government Security, nec
Offences against government security other than resisting or hindering the official directions of a government officer, not being a police officer or justice official, who is concerned with maintaining government security.

Inclusions:
Acts which are harmful to or threaten national security (e.g. treason)
Phone tapping for espionage purposes
Sedition
Selling/disclosing national secrets
Aiding pirates
Inciting mutiny or piracy

An act with the intent of resisting or hindering government officers, or government operations, other than police, justice or government security officers.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of whether the offence is against an individual person or an operation.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

1541 Resist or Hinder Government Official (Excluding Police Officer, Justice Official or Government Security Officer)
1549 Offences Against Government Operations, nec

1541 Resist or Hinder Government Official (Excluding Police Officer, Justice Official or Government Security Officer)
An act with the intent of resisting or hindering government officers, other than police officer, justice official or government security officers, who are carrying out duties under authority of legislation.

Inclusions:
Resist Customs official
Hinder Ambulance or Fire Brigade officer

Exclusions:
Failure to declare goods. This is coded to Group 1694, Import/Export Regulations

1549 Offences Against Government Operations, nec
Offences against government operations, other than those of a security nature, with the intent of impeding the normal functioning capacity of that operation.

Inclusions:
Failure to complete census form
Failure to lodge taxation forms
Failure to vote at election