CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 170A

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 170A

170A—Criminal trespass—places of residence

        (1)         A person who trespasses in a place of residence is guilty of an offence if another person is lawfully present in the place and the person knows of the other's presence or is reckless about whether anyone is in the place.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 3 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 5 years.

        (2)         In this section—

"place of residence" means a building, structure, vehicle or vessel, or part of a building, structure, vehicle or vessel, used as a place of residence.