37AA

Unlawfully setting fire to property

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A person who unlawfully sets fire to any property, and the fire causes damage to any property, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

In subsection (1) – property includes all property and vegetation to which Chapter XXXI of Part VI of the Criminal Code applies.

A complaint made for the purposes of the Justices Act 1959 in relation to an offence against subsection (1) is to be made within 12 months after the date of the offence.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory notes Second reading speech

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