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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare - Crimes against public welfare

145: Criminal nuisance

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“Doing something unsafe or not doing something important that could put people in danger is against the law.”

You commit criminal nuisance if you do something illegal or fail to do something you’re legally supposed to do. This applies when you know your action or inaction could put the public or any person in danger. This danger could be to their life, safety, or health.

If you commit criminal nuisance, you could go to prison. The maximum time you could spend in prison for this crime is one year.

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Part 7 Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare
Crimes against public welfare

145Criminal nuisance

  1. Every one commits criminal nuisance who does any unlawful act or omits to discharge any legal duty, such act or omission being one which he or she knew would endanger the lives, safety, or health of the public, or the life, safety, or health of any individual.

  2. Every one who commits criminal nuisance is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year.

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  • 1908 No 32 ss 158, 159