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RELATED TOPICS & PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCE MENU FOR CRIMINAL LAW
Includes information on applicable charges, fines, penalties and sentences for public order offences in criminal law if convicted.

>PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES
Affray
Contaminating Good With Intent to Cause Public Alarm or Economic Loss
Contamination of Goods Causing Death or Grievous Bodily Harm
Conveying False Information That a Person or Property is in Danger
Custody of a Knife
Making False Statements Concerning Contamination of Goods With Intent to Cause Public Alarm
Malicious Damage of Property
Obscene Exposure
Offensive Conduct
Offensive Language
Riot
Start Bushfire
Threatening to Contaminate Goods With Intent to Cause Public Alarm or Economic Loss
Threatening to Damage Property
Unlawful Possession of Offensive Weapons
Violent Disorder

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Contaminating Good With Intent to Cause Public Alarm or Economic Loss
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)

Contamination of Goods Causing Death or Grievous Bodily Harm
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Conveying False Information That a Person or Property is in Danger
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Custody of a Knife
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Making False Statements Concerning Contamination of Goods With Intent to Cause Public Alarm (Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Malicious Damage of Property
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Obscene Exposure
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Offensive Conduct
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Offensive Language
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Riot (Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Start Bushfire (Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Threatening to Contaminate Goods With Intent to Cause Public Alarm or Economic Loss
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Threatening to Damage Property
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Unlawful Possession of Offensive Weapons
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)
Violent Disorder
(Article Prepared by a Lawyer)

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Public Order Offences

Public Order Offences - 16 Criminal Law Articles

If you have been charged with a Public Order offence, then everything that you need to know is in this section. Each criminal law article contains information relating to:

  • What the law states
  • The maximum penalty you can receive
  • What the police and prosecution must prove
  • Possible defences
  • Which court is likely to hear the matter
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