SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 12

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 12

12—Begging alms

        (1)         A person who—

            (a)         begs or gathers alms in a public place; or

            (b)         is in a public place for the purpose of begging or gathering alms; or

            (c)         goes from house to house begging or gathering alms; or

            (d)         causes or encourages a child to beg or gather alms in a public place, or to be in a public place for the purpose of begging or gathering alms; or

            (e)         exposes wounds or deformities with the object of obtaining alms,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $250.

        (2)         In this section—

"house" includes a building or any separately occupied part of a building.