"Crimes Act 1900 No 40 Part 4B - Section 249K - Blackmail Offence "
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Crimes Act 1900 No 40 Part 4B - Section 249K - Blackmail Offence
(1) A person who makes any unwarranted demand with menaces:
(a) with the intention of obtaining a gain or of causing a loss, or
(b) with the intention of influencing the exercise of a public duty, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence against this subsection if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) by an accusation, or a threatened accusation, that a person has committed a serious indictable offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.
