South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts19—Unlawful threats
(1) A person
who—
(a)
threatens, without lawful excuse, to kill or endanger the life of another; and
(b)
intends to arouse a fear that the threat will be, or is likely to be, carried
out, or is recklessly indifferent as to whether such a fear is aroused,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—imprisonment for 10 years;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 12 years.
(2) A person
who—
(a)
threatens, without lawful excuse, to cause harm to another; and
(b)
intends to arouse a fear that the threat will be, or is likely to be, carried
out, or is recklessly indifferent as to whether such a fear is aroused,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—imprisonment for 5 years;
(b) for
an aggravated offence (except one to which paragraph (c)
applies)—imprisonment for 7 years;
(c) for
an offence aggravated by the circumstances referred to in
section 5AA(1)(c), (ca) or (ka)—imprisonment for 8 years.
(3) This section
applies to a threat directly or indirectly communicated by words (written or
spoken) or by conduct, or partially by words and partially by conduct.
(4) In this
section—
"harm", in relation to a person, has the same meaning as in section 21.