Section 41A — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Poisoning etc of water supply

A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) the person introduces any poison or other destructive or noxious thing into a supply of water, and
(b) the person intends to injure any person or persons.
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 38A — Spiking drink or food
s 39 — Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
s 41 — Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain
s 41B — Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance
s 41C — Inducing another person to request or access voluntary assisted dying
s 41D — Inducing self-administration of prescribed substance

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