Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 469A

469A Sabotage and threatening sabotage

(1) A person who wilfully and unlawfully destroys or damages a public facility with intent to cause—

(a) major disruption to government functions; or

(b) major disruption to the use of services by the public; or

(c) major economic loss;

is guilty of a crime.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—25 years imprisonment.

(2) A person who threatens to commit sabotage is guilty of a crime.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment.

(3) For subsection (2) , a person threatens to commit sabotage if—

(a) the person threatens to unlawfully destroy or damage a public facility; and

(b) the threat is made with the intention of inducing in someone else a belief that the threat will be carried out; and

(c) if the threat were to be carried out, the threatened destruction or damage would be likely to cause—

(i) major disruption to government functions; or

(ii) major disruption to the use of services by the public; or

(iii) major economic loss.

(4) A person can not be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) without a Crown Law Officer’s consent.

(5) In this section—

"damage" , a public facility, includes disrupt the operation or use of the facility.

"government entity" means—

(a) the State; or

(b) a State instrumentality, agency, authority or entity; or

(c) a corporate entity established by an Act or that is of a description of a corporate entity provided for by an Act that, in either case, collects revenues or raises funds under the authority of an Act; or

(d) a government owned corporation; or

(e) another State, the Commonwealth, a local government or a local government of another State; or

(f) another entity performing a government function.

"government functions" means functions of the State, another State, the Commonwealth, a local government or a local government of another State.

"public facility" means any of the following, whether publicly or privately owned—

(a) premises or another place occupied by a government entity;

(b) a public infrastructure facility, including—

(i) infrastructure for a water or sewerage service; and

(ii) a facility for supplying energy or fuel to the public; and

(iii) a facility for a telecommunication system; and

(iv) roads, railways, equipment, vehicles and other infrastructure for public transport; and

(v) other infrastructure for a community service;

(c) a public place.