sec.131AWilfully and unlawfully killing or seriously injuring corrective services dog

### sec.131A Wilfully and unlawfully killing or seriously injuring corrective services dog A person, or a prisoner, must not wilfully and unlawfully kill or cause serious injury to a corrective services dog— that is being used by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties; or because of, or in retaliation for, its use by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties. Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment. A person, or a prisoner, must not attempt to commit an offence against subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment. An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a crime. A court that finds a person, or a prisoner, guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) may, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed, order the person, or the prisoner, to pay to the chief executive a reasonable amount for— the treatment, care, rehabilitation and retraining of the corrective services dog concerned; or if it is necessary to replace the corrective services dog—buying and training the corrective services dog replacement. In this section— serious injury see the Criminal Code , section 242 (3) . unlawfully means without authorisation, justification or excuse by law. s 131A ins 2021 No. 24 s 6 (sec.131A-ssec.1) A person, or a prisoner, must not wilfully and unlawfully kill or cause serious injury to a corrective services dog— that is being used by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties; or because of, or in retaliation for, its use by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties. Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment. (sec.131A-ssec.2) A person, or a prisoner, must not attempt to commit an offence against subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment. (sec.131A-ssec.3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a crime. (sec.131A-ssec.4) A court that finds a person, or a prisoner, guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) may, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed, order the person, or the prisoner, to pay to the chief executive a reasonable amount for— the treatment, care, rehabilitation and retraining of the corrective services dog concerned; or if it is necessary to replace the corrective services dog—buying and training the corrective services dog replacement. (sec.131A-ssec.5) In this section— serious injury see the Criminal Code , section 242 (3) . unlawfully means without authorisation, justification or excuse by law. - (a) that is being used by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties; or - (b) because of, or in retaliation for, its use by a corrective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties. - (a) the treatment, care, rehabilitation and retraining of the corrective services dog concerned; or - (b) if it is necessary to replace the corrective services dog—buying and training the corrective services dog replacement.