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POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 14A Peering into dwelling-houses, &c.

POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 14A

Division IA - Offences relating to trespass to lands Peering into dwelling-houses, &c.

(1)  A person shall not without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie on him) –
(a) peep or peer into the window or door of a dwelling-house; or
(b) lurk, loiter, or secrete himself on any land within the curtilage of a dwelling-house.
(2)  A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.