Criminal Practice Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2026

1Short title

This rule may be cited as the Criminal Practice Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2026.

2Rules amended

This rule amends the Criminal Practice Rules 1999.

3Amendment of sch 3 (Forms for indictments, informations and complaints—statements of offences under the Code)

(1)Schedule 3, form 12B—
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Form 12B Distribution (or Publication) (or Display) of prohibited symbols

(Section 52D. Distribution, publication or display of prohibited symbols)

1  Publicly distributed (or Published) (or Publicly displayed) a prohibited symbol, namely, [describe the symbol], in a way that might reasonably be expected to cause a member of the public to feel menaced (or harassed or offended), without having a reasonable excuse.

2  Publicly distributed (or Published) (or Publicly displayed) a relevant prohibited symbol, namely, [describe the symbol], in a way that might reasonably be expected to cause a member of the public to feel menaced (or harassed or offended) when AB knew (or ought reasonably to have known) that the symbol was used by a prescribed organisation, namely, [state the prescribed organisation] (or a member of a prescribed organisation, namely, [state the prescribed organisation]), to identify the organisation (or any part of the organisation), without having a reasonable excuse.

Form 12C Recital (or Distribution) (or Publication) (or Display) of prohibited expressions

(Section 52DA. Recital, distribution, publication or display of prohibited expressions)

Publicly recited (or Publicly distributed) (or Published) (or Publicly displayed) a prohibited expression, namely, [state the expression], in a way that might reasonably be expected to cause a member of the public to feel menaced (or harassed or offended), without having a reasonable excuse.

(2)Schedule 3, forms 111 and 112—
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Form 111 Assault of a minister of religion

(Section 206. Assaults of ministers of religion)

1  Unlawfully assaulted EF, a minister of religion, and hindered (or prevented) EF from lawfully officiating at a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship.

2  Unlawfully assaulted EF, a minister of religion, and hindered (or prevented) EF from lawfully officiating at a religious ceremony, namely, [describe the religious ceremony].

3  Unlawfully assaulted EF, a minister of religion, and hindered (or prevented) EF from lawfully performing a religious function of EF’s office, namely, [describe the function].

Form 112 Intimidation (or Obstruction) of a person entering (or leaving) a place of religious worship

(Section 206A. Intimidating or obstructing persons entering or leaving places of religious worship)

1  Being in (or in the vicinity of) a place of religious worship, and without reasonable excuse, intimidated (or obstructed) EF when EF was entering (or attempting to enter) the place to attend a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship.

2  Being in (or in the vicinity of) a place of religious worship, and without reasonable excuse, intimidated (or obstructed) EF when EF was leaving (or attempting to leave) the place after attending all (or part) of a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship.

Form 113 Disturbing religious worship

(Section 207. Disturbing religious worship)

Without reasonable excuse, wilfully disturbed a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship.

And AB was wholly (or partly) motivated to commit the offence by hatred (or serious contempt) for EF based on the (presumed) race (or religion or sexuality or sex characteristics or gender identity) of EF (or for a group of persons, namely, [describe or identify the group], based on the race (or religion or sexuality or sex characteristics or gender identity) shared (or presumed to be shared) by the members of the group).

(3)Schedule 3, form 230—
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(4)Schedule 3, after form 307AB—
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Form 307AC Wilful destruction (or damage) of a place of religious worship

(Section 469. Wilful damage, punishment in special cases, places of religious worship)

Wilfully and unlawfully destroyed (or damaged) a place of religious worship.

(5)Schedule 3, form 348, from ‘Made’—
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1  Made (or Knowingly had possession of) a dangerous (or offensive) weapon (or instrument) (or an explosive substance) (or a dangerous (or noxious) thing) with intent to commit a crime by using the weapon (or instrument) (or thing).

2  Made (or Knowingly had possession of) a dangerous (or offensive) weapon (or instrument) (or an explosive substance) (or a dangerous (or noxious) thing) to enable anyone to commit a crime by using the weapon (or instrument) (or thing).

(6)Schedule 3, after form 348—
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Form 348A Preparation (or planning) to cause death (or grievous bodily harm)

(Section 540A. Preparation or planning to cause death or grievous bodily harm)

Did an act, namely, [describe the act done], in preparation for (or planning) an offence, namely, [state the offence], that would be likely to cause the death of (or grievous bodily harm to) EF (or another person).