148D
In forceMaking false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part VActs injurious to the public in general
Division 4Contamination of goods
148D Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
(1) A person who makes a statement that the person believes to be false:
(a) with the intention of inducing the person to whom the statement is made or others to believe that goods have been contaminated; and
(b)
with the intention of thereby:
(i)
causing public alarm or anxiety; or
(ii) causing economic loss through public awareness of the contamination,
is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) For the purposes of this section, making a statement includes conveying information by any means.
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