South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts5—Insertion of Part 3 Division 7B
After section 32 insert:
Division 7B—Throwing objects at vehicles
32A—Throwing objects at vehicles
(1) A person must not
throw a prescribed object at, or drop a prescribed object on, a vehicle that
is being driven on a road or road-related area or being run on a busway,
railway or tramway (whether, at the time the object is thrown or dropped, the
vehicle is moving or stationary).
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) In this
section—
"prescribed object" means an object of a class prescribed by the regulations
for the purposes of this section;
"road" and "road-related area" have the same meanings as in the
Road Traffic Act 1961 ;
"vehicle" means—
(a) a
vehicle that is propelled by a motor; or
(b) a
vehicle that is run on a busway, railway or tramway; or
(c) a
bicycle, tricycle or other similar vehicle for which the rider provides the
motive force; or
(d) a
vehicle that is drawn by an animal; or
(e) an
animal that is being ridden by a person.
32B—Alternative verdicts
If at the trial of a person for murder or manslaughter the jury is not
satisfied that the accused is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied
that the accused is guilty of the offence constituted by section 32A, the
jury may bring in a verdict that the accused is guilty of that offence.