Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 31

If—

        (a)     a person makes a threat to another person to inflict grievous bodily harm on that other person or any third person—

              (i)     intending that other person to fear that the threat would be carried out; or

              (ii)     being reckless whether or not that other person would fear that the threat would be carried out; and

        (b)     the threat is made—

              (i)     without lawful excuse; and

              (ii)     in circumstances in which a reasonable person would fear that the threat would be carried out;

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

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

        (d)     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.