192Stalking and bullying

192 Stalking and bullying

[Section 192 Inserted by No. 65 of 1995, s. 5 ][Section 192 Amended by No. 59 of 1999, s. 3, Applied:24 Nov 1999] [Section 192 Amended by No. 43 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:16 Nov 2004]

(1)  [Section 192 Amended by No. 34 of 2019, s. 4, Applied:08 Oct 2019] A person who, with intent to cause another person physical or mental harm, including self-harm, or extreme humiliation or to be apprehensive or fearful, pursues a course of conduct made up of one or more of the following actions:

(a) following the other person or a third person;

(b) keeping the other person or a third person under surveillance;

(c) loitering outside the residence or workplace of the other person or a third person;

(d) loitering outside a place that the other person or a third person frequents;

(e) entering or interfering with the property of the other person or a third person;

(ea) [Section 192 Amended by No. 34 of 2019, s. 4, Applied:08 Oct 2019] making threats to the other person or a third person;

(eb) [Section 192 Amended by No. 34 of 2019, s. 4, Applied:08 Oct 2019] directing abusive or offensive acts towards the other person or a third person;

(f) sending offensive material to the other person or a third person or leaving offensive material where it is likely to be found by, given to or brought to the attention of the other person or a third person;

(g) publishing or transmitting offensive material by electronic or any other means in such a way that the offensive material is likely to be found by, or brought to the attention of, the other person or a third person;

(h) using the internet or any other form of electronic communication in a way that could reasonably be expected to cause the other person to be apprehensive or fearful;