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Criminal Code Act 1899
sch.1-sec.13-oc.2Stealing by looting
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### sch.1-sec.13-oc.2 Stealing by looting
If—
the offence is committed during a natural disaster, civil unrest or an industrial dispute; or
the thing stolen is left unattended by the death or incapacity of the person in possession of the property; or
the offence is committed in an area that—
is a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
was, immediately before the offence was committed, a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
the offender is liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
- (a) the offence is committed during a natural disaster, civil unrest or an industrial dispute; or
- (b) the thing stolen is left unattended by the death or incapacity of the person in possession of the property; or
- (c) the offence is committed in an area that— (i) is a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or (ii) was, immediately before the offence was committed, a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
- (i) is a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) was, immediately before the offence was committed, a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
- (i) is a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) was, immediately before the offence was committed, a declared area for a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;