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Police Offences Act 1935
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38B Stealing with force
[Section 38B Inserted by No. 27 of 2020, s. 28, Applied:01 Jul 2021]
(1) A person must not use, or threaten to use, force on any person in order to steal, or unlawfully obtain, property.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether the use, or threat, of force occurs immediately before, during or immediately after the time when the property was stolen or unlawfully obtained.