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In forceMaking false statements about contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
Part 6Offences relating to property
Division 6.6Contamination of goods and related offences
139 Making false statements about contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
(1)
A person must not make a statement that the person believes to be false with the intention of—
(a)
inducing the person to whom the statement is made or others to believe that goods have been contaminated; and
(b)
in that way, either—
(i)
causing public alarm or anxiety; or
(ii)
causing economic loss through public awareness of the contamination, or the possibility of contamination.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.
(2)
For this section, making a statement includes communicating information by any means.
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