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Gangs Act 2024

Dispersal notices and non-consorting orders - Non-consorting orders - Offence

25: Breach of non-consorting order

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"Breaking a non-consorting order can lead to punishment"

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You commit an offence if you are subject to a non-consorting order and you knowingly breach it without a good reason. If you do this, you can be punished with up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000. You can find similar laws in the 1986 act and the 2021 act.

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Part 3Dispersal notices and non-consorting orders
Non-consorting orders: Offence

25Breach of non-consorting order

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. is subject to a non-consorting order; and
    1. knowingly, and without reasonable excuse, breaches the order.

      1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000.

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