CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 43 Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 43
Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years43 Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years
A person who, without reasonable excuse, intentionally abandons or exposes a child under 7 years of age is guilty of an offence if it causes a danger of death or of serious injury to the child.
: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 5 years.