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Criminal Code Act 1983
177Acts intended to cause serious harm or prevent apprehension
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177 Acts intended to cause serious harm or prevent apprehension
Any person who, with intent to disfigure or disable any person, or to
cause serious harm to any person, or to resist or prevent the lawful
arrest or detention of any person:
(a) causes any serious harm, or causes any other harm, by any
means; or
(b) attempts in any manner to strike any person with any kind of
projectile; or
(c) causes any explosive substance to explode; or
(d) sends or delivers any explosive substance or other dangerous
or noxious thing to any person; or
(e) causes any such substance or thing to be taken or received by
any person; or
(f) puts any corrosive fluid or any destructive or explosive
substance in any place; or
(g) casts or throws any such fluid or substance at or upon any
person or otherwise applies any such fluid or substance to the
person of any person,
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