Section 41 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain

A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the person administers to another person, or causes another person to take, any poison, intoxicating substance or other destructive or noxious thing, and
(b) the person intends to injure, or to cause distress or pain to, the other person.
Maximum penalty—Imprisonment for 5 years.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 38 — Using intoxicating substance to commit an indictable offence
s 38A — Spiking drink or food
s 39 — Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
s 41A — Poisoning etc of water supply
s 41B — Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance
s 41C — Inducing another person to request or access voluntary assisted dying

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