Section 203C — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person who—
(a) makes to another person a threat to damage a public facility, and
(b) intends that person to fear that the threat will be carried out and will cause—
(i) extensive destruction of property, or
(ii) major economic loss,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) In the prosecution of an offence under this section it is not necessary to prove that the person threatened actually feared that the threat would be carried out.
(3) For the purposes of this section—
(a) a threat may be made by any conduct, and may be explicit or implicit and conditional or unconditional, and
(b) a threat to a person includes a threat to a group of persons, and
(c) fear that a threat will be carried out includes apprehension that it will be carried out.

Related sections

• s 202 — Causing damage etc to sea, river, canal and other works
• s 203A — Definitions
• s 203B — Sabotage
• s 203D — Definitions
• s 203E — Offence
• s 204 — Destruction of, or damage to, an aircraft or vessel with intent or reckless indifference

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