Impersonation of police officers of the crown
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:30 am
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 546D
Impersonation of police officers
546D Impersonation of police officers
(1) General offence A person who impersonates a police officer is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years, or a fine of 100 penalty units, or both.
(2) Aggravated offence A person who, with intent to deceive:
(a) impersonates a police officer, and
(b) purports to exercise a power or function as a police officer,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(3) An offence against subsection (1) is a summary offence.
(4) In this section:
"impersonation" does not include conduct engaged in solely for satirical purposes.
Impersonation of police officers
546D Impersonation of police officers
(1) General offence A person who impersonates a police officer is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years, or a fine of 100 penalty units, or both.
(2) Aggravated offence A person who, with intent to deceive:
(a) impersonates a police officer, and
(b) purports to exercise a power or function as a police officer,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(3) An offence against subsection (1) is a summary offence.
(4) In this section:
"impersonation" does not include conduct engaged in solely for satirical purposes.