Police Offences Act 1935
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43J Bomb hoaxes
[Section 43J Inserted by No. 32 of 2025, s. 8, Applied:23 Dec 2025]
(1) A person must not place or send, or cause to be placed or sent, by means of any form of transportation or delivery, an article or substance in or upon a place with the intention of inducing in another person the belief that the article or substance is likely to –
(a) explode or ignite; or
(b) discharge a dangerous or deleterious matter.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) , it is not necessary to prove that the defendant had an intent to induce a specific belief in the victim.