Intimidation

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(1) Intimidation of a person is:

(a)

harassment of the person; or

(b)

any conduct that causes a reasonable apprehension of:

(i)

violence to the person; or

(ii)

damage to the property of the person, including the injury to or death of an animal that is the person's property; or

(c)

any conduct that has the effect of unreasonably controlling the person or causes the person mental harm.

(2)

For deciding whether a person's conduct amounts to intimidation, consideration may be given to a pattern of conduct in the person's behaviour.

Examples of harassment for subsection (1)(a)

1 Regular and unwanted contacting of the person, including by mail, phone, text messages, fax, the internet or another form of electronic communication.

2 Giving or sending offensive material to the person.

Example of conduct for subsection (1)(b)(i)

Sexually coercive behaviour.

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