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Criminal Code Act 1983
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243 Arson
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person causes damage to a
building or conveyance by using fire or an explosive substance.
(a) intentionally uses fire or an explosive substance; and
(b) intentionally causes, or is reckless as to causing, damage to a
building or conveyance.
another person to use fire or an explosive substance to cause
damage to a building or conveyance.
(a) intentionally makes a threat to another person to use fire or an
explosive substance to cause damage to a building or
conveyance; and
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(b) intends to cause, or is reckless as to causing, another person
to fear that the threat will be carried out.
(4) For subsection (3):
implicit and may be conditional or unconditional; and
and
building includes:
(a) a part of a building; and
(b) all or part of any other structure or thing (whether or not
moveable) that is used, designed or adapted for residential
purposes (for example, a caravan).
conveyance means an aircraft, vessel, train, motor vehicle or
trailer attached to a motor vehicle.