Public Mischief
Public mischief is an offence under section 547B of the Crimes Act 1900, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison.
To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that:
- You made a representation that an act had been or would be done, or that an event had occurred or would occur
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Your representation was false
- You knew your representation was false
- Your representation was to a police officer, and
- Your representation called for an investigation by a police officer.
Your representation may have been by any means, whether verbal, written or otherwise it is deemed to have been made to a police officer if it was made to a person other than a police officer, but its nature reasonably required the person to communicate it to a police officer.
Defences to the charge include:
- Self-defence
- Duress, and
- Necessity.
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