The unlawful taking of property, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property, from the immediate possession, control, custody or care of a person, accompanied by the use, and/or threatened use, of immediate force or violence.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of whether or not the robbery involved aggravating circumstances.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

0611 Aggravated robbery

0612 Non-aggravated robbery

Demand money with menaces (where the demand is made face-to-face and there are no further threats)

Robbery that does not involve threats or coercive measures to be carried out in the future

Robbery involving any of the following aggravating circumstances:

• infliction of injury or violence on the person;
• possession/use of a weapon; or
• committed in company (i.e. by two or more persons).

Armed robbery not resulting in an injury

Administer drugs with intent to steal

Robbery not involving any aggravating circumstances as defined in Group 0611, Aggravated robbery.

Robbery not involving any aggravating circumstances

Demand money with menaces not involving any aggravating circumstances

Demand money/property with menaces via indirect means e.g. a letter. These are coded to Group 0621, Blackmail and extortion.

Theft from a person without the use of force, threat of force or putting the person in fear. These are coded to Group 0821, Theft from a person (excluding by force).

The unlawful demanding with intent to gain money, property, or any other benefit from, or with intent to cause detriment to, another person, accompanied by the use of coercive measures, to be carried out at some point in the future if the demand is not met. This may also include the use and/or threatened use of face-to-face force or violence, provided there is a threat of continued violence if the demand is not met.

This subdivision is not further disaggregated.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following group:

0621 Blackmail and extortion

The unlawful demanding with intent to gain money, property, or any other benefit from, or with intent to cause detriment to, another person, accompanied by the use of coercive measures, to be carried out at some point in the future if the demand is not met. This may also include the use and/or threatened use of face-to-face force or violence, provided there is a threat of continued violence if the demand is not met.

Coercive measures include, but are not limited to, the threat of:

• force or violence;
• the misuse of authority;
• criminal prosecution;
• the destruction of a person’s reputation or social standing; or
• the destruction of a person’s property.

Demand money/property with menaces via indirect means e.g. a letter

Industrial/corporate extortion

Demand/take property via immediate threat only where there are no further, or continued, threats made. These are coded to the relevant groups within Subdivision 061, Robbery.

Robbery that does not include threats of coercive measures to be carried out in the future. These are coded to Subdivision 061, Robbery.