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Crimes Act 1958
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20 Threats to kill
A person who, without lawful excuse, makes to another person a threat to kill that other person or any other person—
(a) intending that that other person would fear the threat would be carried out; or
(b) being reckless as to whether or not that other person would fear the threat would be carried out—
S. 21 substituted by No. 10233 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 13), 48/1997