Throwing etc objects at vehicles
28A Throwing etc objects at vehicles
A person commits an offence if—
the person intentionally throws an object at, drops an object on, or places an object in the path of, a vehicle; and
the vehicle is on a road, road related area or railway; and
a person is in the vehicle; and
the conduct risks the safety of any person.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 2 years.
The fault element of recklessness applies to pars (b), (c) and (d) (see Criminal Code, s 22 (2)).
For subsection (1) (b), the vehicle may be moving, parked or otherwise stopped.
In a prosecution for an offence against this section it is not necessary to prove that the object made contact with the vehicle.
In this section:
road—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
road related area—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
vehicle includes the following:
a motor vehicle;
a light rail vehicle, train or tram;
a bicycle;
a vehicle drawn by an animal or an animal ridden by a person.
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