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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against rights of property - Arson, damage, and waste

294: Arson

You could also call this:

“The law about setting fire to things on purpose is no longer in use.”

The law about arson used to be in section 294 of the Crimes Act 1961. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed on 1 October 2003 by another law called the Crimes Amendment Act 2003. If you want to know about the current laws on arson, you would need to look at other parts of the Crimes Act or other laws that deal with fire-related crimes.

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Crime and justice > Criminal law

293: What constitutes criminal damage, or

“This law used to explain what counts as damaging things on purpose, but it's not used anymore.”

295: Attempted arson, or

“This used to be about trying to set things on fire on purpose, but it's not part of the law anymore.”

Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Arson, damage, and waste

294Arson (Repealed)

Notes

Section 294: repealed, on 1 October 2003, by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).