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Crimes Act 1900
30Threat to kill
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30 Threat to kill
If—
(a) a person makes a threat to another person to kill that other person
or any third person—
(i) intending that other person to fear that the threat would be
(ii) being reckless whether or not that other person would fear
(b) the threat is made—
(i) without lawful excuse; and
(ii) in circumstances in which a reasonable person would fear
that the threat would be carried out;
conviction, by imprisonment for—
(c) in the case of an aggravated offence against this section—
(d) in any other case—10 years.