sec.56AReckless discharge of weapon towards building or vehicle

### sec.56A Reckless discharge of weapon towards building or vehicle A person must not, with reckless disregard for the safety of any person, discharge a weapon towards a building or vehicle. Maximum penalty— for an offence that is a prescribed offence—1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment; or otherwise—800 penalty units or 16 years imprisonment. For subsection (1) , it is irrelevant whether a person’s safety was in fact endangered by the discharging of the weapon. The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q also states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section. An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of the Attorney-General or the Director of Public Prosecutions. In this section— prescribed offence means— an offence against this section if, when the offence was committed, the offender was a participant in a criminal organisation; or an offence against this section that relates to— a building that is, or is on, a place of religious worship; or a vehicle that is in or on a place of religious worship; or an offence against this section if the offender was wholly or partially motivated to commit the offence by hatred or serious contempt for a person or group of persons based on— in relation to a person—an attribute, or presumed attribute, of the person mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (a) ; or in relation to a group of persons—an attribute mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (b) that is shared, or presumed to be shared, by the members of the group. weapon includes an antique firearm, longbow, spear gun, slingshot or shanghai. s 56A ins 2026 No. 4 s 68 (sec.56A-ssec.1) A person must not, with reckless disregard for the safety of any person, discharge a weapon towards a building or vehicle. Maximum penalty— for an offence that is a prescribed offence—1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment; or otherwise—800 penalty units or 16 years imprisonment. (sec.56A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , it is irrelevant whether a person’s safety was in fact endangered by the discharging of the weapon. (sec.56A-ssec.3) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q also states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section. (sec.56A-ssec.4) An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of the Attorney-General or the Director of Public Prosecutions. (sec.56A-ssec.5) In this section— prescribed offence means— an offence against this section if, when the offence was committed, the offender was a participant in a criminal organisation; or an offence against this section that relates to— a building that is, or is on, a place of religious worship; or a vehicle that is in or on a place of religious worship; or an offence against this section if the offender was wholly or partially motivated to commit the offence by hatred or serious contempt for a person or group of persons based on— in relation to a person—an attribute, or presumed attribute, of the person mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (a) ; or in relation to a group of persons—an attribute mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (b) that is shared, or presumed to be shared, by the members of the group. weapon includes an antique firearm, longbow, spear gun, slingshot or shanghai. - (a) for an offence that is a prescribed offence—1,000 penalty units or 20 years imprisonment; or - (b) otherwise—800 penalty units or 16 years imprisonment. - (a) an offence against this section if, when the offence was committed, the offender was a participant in a criminal organisation; or - (b) an offence against this section that relates to— (i) a building that is, or is on, a place of religious worship; or (ii) a vehicle that is in or on a place of religious worship; or - (i) a building that is, or is on, a place of religious worship; or - (ii) a vehicle that is in or on a place of religious worship; or - (c) an offence against this section if the offender was wholly or partially motivated to commit the offence by hatred or serious contempt for a person or group of persons based on— (i) in relation to a person—an attribute, or presumed attribute, of the person mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (a) ; or (ii) in relation to a group of persons—an attribute mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (b) that is shared, or presumed to be shared, by the members of the group. - (i) in relation to a person—an attribute, or presumed attribute, of the person mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (a) ; or - (ii) in relation to a group of persons—an attribute mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (b) that is shared, or presumed to be shared, by the members of the group. - (i) a building that is, or is on, a place of religious worship; or - (ii) a vehicle that is in or on a place of religious worship; or - (i) in relation to a person—an attribute, or presumed attribute, of the person mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (a) ; or - (ii) in relation to a group of persons—an attribute mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 52B (1) (b) that is shared, or presumed to be shared, by the members of the group.