South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 261

261—Goods contamination unrelated to issues of public health and safety

A person is guilty of an offence if the person—

            (a)         contaminates goods; or

            (b)         makes it appear that goods have been, or are about to be contaminated; or

            (c)         threatens to contaminate goods; or

            (d)         falsely claims that goods have been or are about to be contaminated,

intending—

            (e)         to influence the public against purchasing the goods or goods of the relevant class or to create an apprehension that the public will be so influenced; and

            (f)         by doing so—

                  (i)         to gain a benefit for himself, herself or another; or

                  (ii)         to cause loss or harm to another.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.