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302: Attempting to wreck
or “This law used to be about trying to make ships or planes crash, but it's not used anymore.”
You could also call this:

“This law about messing with important signs or signals doesn't exist anymore.”

This law used to be about interfering with signals, but it no longer exists. The government removed it from the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2003. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003.

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or “This law used to make it illegal to mess with mines, but it's not in use anymore.”
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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Arson, damage, and waste

303Interfering with signals, etc (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 303: repealed, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).