New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 93Q

93Q Conveying false information that a person or property is in danger

(1) A person who conveys information--

(a) that the person knows to be false or misleading, and

(b) that is likely to make the person to whom the information is conveyed fear for the safety of a person or of property, or both,

is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 5 years.

(2) This section extends to conveying information by any means including making a statement, sending a document, or transmitting an electronic or other message.

(3) In this section, a reference to the safety of a person includes the safety of the person who conveys the information and the person to whom it is conveyed.