South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (a)
places an article or substance in any place; or
(b)
sends an article or substance by any means of transportation,
with the intention of inducing in another person a false belief that the
article or substance is likely to explode or ignite or discharge a dangerous
or deleterious matter is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A person who,
whether within or outside South Australia, makes a statement or conveys
information to another person, knowing or believing the statement or
information to be false, with the intention of inducing in that other person,
or any other person, a belief that an article or substance that is liable to
explode, ignite or discharge dangerous or harmful matter is present in a place
in South Australia is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(3) For a defendant to
be guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) it is not necessary
for the defendant to have any particular person in mind as the person in whom
the defendant intends to induce the belief referred to in that subsection.