Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 28A

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person intentionally throws an object at, drops an object on, or places an object in the path of, a vehicle; and

        (b)     the vehicle is on a road, road related area or railway; and

        (c)     a person is in the vehicle; and

        (d)     the conduct risks the safety of any person.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 2 years.

Note     The fault element of recklessness applies to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) (see Criminal Code

, s 22 (2)).

    (2)     For subsection (1) (b), the vehicle may be moving, parked or otherwise stopped.

    (3)     In a prosecution for an offence against this section it is not necessary to prove that the object made contact with the vehicle.

    (4)     In this section:

"road"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999

, dictionary.

"road related area"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999

, dictionary.

"vehicle" includes the following:

        (a)     a motor vehicle;

        (b)     a light rail vehicle, train or tram;

        (c)     a bicycle;

        (d)     a vehicle drawn by an animal or an animal ridden by a person.