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Intimidation or Annoyance By Violence is an offence under Section 545B of the Crimes Act 1900 which carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison.
To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that:
‘Intimidation’ is causing a reasonable apprehension of injury to a person, their spouse, de facto partner, child or dependant, or to the person’s property. It includes coercing the other person to terminate a pregnancy or to refrain from terminating a pregnancy.
‘Injury’ includes damage to a person’s property, business, occupation, employment or other source of income, as well as any other actionable wrong.
Defences to the charge include:
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