Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 28

    (1)     In this section:

"choke", a person—see section 27 (1).

"conveyance"—see section 27 (1).

"interferes with"—see section 27 (2).

"public utility service"—see section 27 (1).

"strangle", a person—see section 27 (1).

"suffocate", a person—see section 27 (1).

"transport facility"—see section 27 (1).

    (2)     A person who intentionally and unlawfully—

        (a)     chokes, suffocates or strangles another person; or

        (b)     administers to, or causes to be taken by, another person any poison or other injurious substance with intent to injure or cause pain or discomfort to that person; or

        (c)     causes an explosion or throws, places, sends or otherwise uses any explosive device or any explosive, corrosive or inflammable substance in circumstances dangerous to the health, safety or physical wellbeing of another person; or

        (d)     sets a trap or device for the purpose of creating circumstances dangerous to the health, safety or physical wellbeing of another person (including a trespasser); or

        (e)     interferes with any conveyance or transport facility or any public utility service in circumstances dangerous to the health, safety or physical wellbeing of another person;

is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for—

        (f)     in the case of an aggravated offence against this section—7 years; or

        (g)     in any other case—5 years.

Note     Section 48C (Aggravated offences—pt 2 offences involving family violence) makes provision in relation to an aggravated offence against this section.