New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 196

196 Destroying or damaging property with intent to injure a person

(1) A person who destroys or damages property, intending by the destruction or damage to cause bodily injury to another, is liable--

(a) to imprisonment for 7 years, or

(b) if the destruction or damage is caused by means of fire or explosives, to imprisonment for 14 years.

(2) A person who, during a public disorder, destroys or damages property, intending by the destruction or damage to cause bodily injury to another, is liable--

(a) to imprisonment for 9 years, or

(b) if the destruction or damage is caused by means of fire or explosives, to imprisonment for 16 years.