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Summary Offences Act 1988
11HIntimidatory use of vehicles and vessels
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#### 11H Intimidatory use of vehicles and vessels
11H Intimidatory use of vehicles and vessels
> > (1) A person must not operate a motorised vehicle or motorised vessel in a public place—
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> > > (a) in such a manner as to harass or intimidate another person, or
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> > > (b) in such a manner as would be likely to cause a person of reasonable firmness to fear for his or her personal safety.
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> > Maximum penalty—6 penalty units.
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> > (2) No person of reasonable firmness need actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene.
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> > (3) A person is not liable to be convicted (in respect of the same act or omission) of both—
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> > > (a) an offence under this section, and
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> > > (b) an offence under section 118 (Menacing driving) of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) (or a former corresponding provision within the meaning of that Act).
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > vehicle includes—
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> > > (a) anything on wheels, tracks or skis, other than a vehicle used on a railway, tramway or monorail, and
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> > > (b) anything else declared by the regulations to be a vehicle for the purposes of this section.
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> > vessel includes—
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> > > (a) anything that is used, or is capable of being used, as a means of transportation on, under or immediately above water, and
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> > > (b) anything else declared by the regulations to be a vessel for the purposes of this section.
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> **s 11H:** Ins 1999 No 91, Sch 1 \[1\]. Am 2013 No 19, Sch 4.74 \[2\].