Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 275
In forceDefence of moveable property with claim of right
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
275 Defence of moveable property with claim of right
When a person is in peaceable possession of any moveable property under a claim of right, it is lawful for the person, and for any person lawfully assisting him or her or acting by his or her authority, to use such force as is reasonably necessary in order to defend the person’s possession of the property, even against a person who is entitled by law to possession of the property, provided that he or she does not do grievous bodily harm to such other person. sch 1 pt 5 ch 26 s 275 amd 1997 No. 3 s 38
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