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Criminal Code Act 1924
287DContaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
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287D Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
[Section 287D of Part VI Inserted by No. 3 of 1999, s. 5, Applied:07 Apr 1999] A person who contaminates goods with the intention of –
(a) causing public alarm or anxiety; or
(b) causing economic loss through public awareness of the contamination –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Contaminating goods.