sec.122Unlawful assembly, riot and mutiny

### sec.122 Unlawful assembly, riot and mutiny A prisoner must not take part in an unlawful assembly. Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment. A prisoner must not take part in a riot or mutiny. Maximum penalty— if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, property that is part of a corrective services facility and the security of the facility is endangered by the act—life imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner demands something be done or not be done with threats of injury or detriment to any person or property—14 years imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody, or helps another prisoner to escape or attempt to escape from lawful custody—14 years imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, any property—10 years imprisonment; or otherwise—6 years imprisonment. An offence against this section is a crime. In this section— mutiny means 3 or more prisoners collectively challenging authority under this Act, with intent to subvert the authority, if the security of the corrective services facility is endangered. prisoner means a prisoner in a corrective services facility. riot means an unlawful assembly that has begun to act in so tumultuous a way as to disturb the peace. unlawful assembly means 3 or more prisoners— assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose and there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— tumultuously disturb the peace; or provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace; or who, having assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose, whether or not the assembly was lawful, conduct themselves in a way that there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— tumultuously disturb the peace; or provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace. (sec.122-ssec.1) A prisoner must not take part in an unlawful assembly. Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment. (sec.122-ssec.2) A prisoner must not take part in a riot or mutiny. Maximum penalty— if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, property that is part of a corrective services facility and the security of the facility is endangered by the act—life imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner demands something be done or not be done with threats of injury or detriment to any person or property—14 years imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody, or helps another prisoner to escape or attempt to escape from lawful custody—14 years imprisonment; or if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, any property—10 years imprisonment; or otherwise—6 years imprisonment. (sec.122-ssec.3) An offence against this section is a crime. (sec.122-ssec.4) In this section— mutiny means 3 or more prisoners collectively challenging authority under this Act, with intent to subvert the authority, if the security of the corrective services facility is endangered. prisoner means a prisoner in a corrective services facility. riot means an unlawful assembly that has begun to act in so tumultuous a way as to disturb the peace. unlawful assembly means 3 or more prisoners— assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose and there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— tumultuously disturb the peace; or provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace; or who, having assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose, whether or not the assembly was lawful, conduct themselves in a way that there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— tumultuously disturb the peace; or provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace. - (a) if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, property that is part of a corrective services facility and the security of the facility is endangered by the act—life imprisonment; or - (b) if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner demands something be done or not be done with threats of injury or detriment to any person or property—14 years imprisonment; or - (c) if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody, or helps another prisoner to escape or attempt to escape from lawful custody—14 years imprisonment; or - (d) if, during the riot or mutiny, the prisoner wilfully and unlawfully damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, any property—10 years imprisonment; or - (e) otherwise—6 years imprisonment. - (a) assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose and there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (b) who, having assembled with intent to carry out a common purpose, whether or not the assembly was lawful, conduct themselves in a way that there are reasonable grounds to believe the prisoners will— (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace. - (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace. - (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (i) tumultuously disturb the peace; or - (ii) provoke other prisoners to tumultuously disturb the peace.