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CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 41

Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain

41 Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain

A person is guilty of an offence if--

(a) the person administers to another person, or causes another person to take, any poison, intoxicating substance or other destructive or noxious thing, and
(b) the person intends to injure, or to cause distress or pain to, the other person.
: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 5 years.



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