Engaging in conduct to intimidate, menace or harass persons attending religious assembly
21B Engaging in conduct to intimidate, menace or harass persons attending religious assembly
A person must not, without lawful excuse, engage in conduct that the person intends will intimidate, menace or harass a person—
arriving at a place to attend a meeting of persons assembled for religious worship; or
attending such a meeting; or
leaving such a place during or following such a meeting.
Penalty: 15 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that a person was intimidated, menaced or harassed.
A reference in subsection (1) to a person arriving at a place to attend a meeting referred to in that subsection includes a person arriving at that place before the meeting has commenced or before any other persons have assembled.
S. 21C inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 85.
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