Criminal Code Act 1995
Section 3
CHAPTER 10 - NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE Part 10.5 - Postal services Division 471 - Postal offences Subdivision A - General postal offences
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Hide history noteA person commits an offence if:
(a) the person causes an article to be carried by a postal or similar service; and
(b) the person does so with the intention of inducing a false belief that:
(i) the article consists of, encloses or contains an explosive or a dangerous or harmful substance or thing; or
(ii) an explosive, or a dangerous or harmful substance or thing, has been or will be left in any place.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
(2)
To avoid doubt, the definition of carry by post in section 470.1 does not apply to this section.
[ CCH Note: S 471.10(2) will be amended by No 61 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 1 item 89, by substituting " carried by post " for " carry by post " , effective 9 January 2025 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.]
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