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Extortion with threat to kill

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Part IOffences
Division 1Offences against the person
Subdivision (4)Offences against the person

27 Extortion with threat to kill

A person who makes a demand of another person—

(a)

with a threat to kill or inflict injury on a person (other than the offender or an accomplice of the offender); or

(b)

with a threat in circumstances where, if the threat were carried out, the life of a person (other than the offender or an accomplice of the offender) would be endangered—

is guilty of an indictable offence.

  1. Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum).

S. 28 substituted by No. 10233 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 12), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 14).

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