Section 93L — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person who makes a threat that goods will be contaminated with the intention of—
(a) causing public alarm or anxiety, or
(b) causing economic loss through public awareness of the contamination,
is liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a threat may be made by any act, and may be explicit or implicit and conditional or unconditional.

Related sections

• s 93IC — Using or carrying knives in public places or schools
• s 93J — Definitions of “contaminate” and “goods”
• s 93K — Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
• s 93M — Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
• s 93N — Aggravated circumstances—unwarranted demand
• s 93O — Aggravated circumstances—death or grievous bodily harm

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