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(a) Robs or assaults with the intention of robbing another, or
(b) Steals any chattel, money or valuable security from the body of another,
Commits an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment 14 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Summary where the property stolen is valued at less than $5,000.
Mixed, except as above.
Jurisdiction:
Where the value of the property stolen is less than $5,000 – Local Court
In all other instances District or Supreme Court.
How committed:
Person A demands Person B provide their wallet to Person A and at the time of making the demand Person A threatens to, or actually does, hit Person B.
Important note:
Robbery can be simply defined as: stealing from another person and at the time of stealing a threat of violence, or actual violence, is inflicted on the victim.