Section 307A — Crimes Act 1961: Threats of harm to people or property

307A Threats of harm to people or property (1) Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if, without lawful justification or reasonable excuse, and intending to achieve the effect stated in subsection (2) , he or she— (a) threatens to do an act likely to have one or more of the results described in subsection (3) ; or (b) communicates information— (i) that purports to be about an act likely to have one or more of the results described in subsection (3) ; and (ii) that he or she believes to be false. (2) The effect is causing a significant disruption of one or more of the following things: (a) the activities of the civilian population of New Zealand: (b) something that is or forms part of an infrastructure facility in New Zealand: (c) civil administration in New Zealand (whether administration undertaken by the Government of New Zealand or by institutions such as local authorities, District Health Boards, or boards of trustees of schools): (d) commercial activity in New Zealand (whether commercial activity in general or commercial activity of a particular kind). (3) The results are— (a) creating a risk to the health of one or more people: (b) causing major property damage: (c) causing major economic loss to one or more persons: (d) causing major damage to the national economy of New Zealand. (4) To avoid doubt, the fact that a person engages in any protest, advocacy, or dissent, or engages in any strike, lockout, or other industrial action, is not, by itself, a sufficient basis for inferring that a person has committed an offence against subsection (1) . Section 307A was inserted, as from 17 November 2003, by section 6 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 105). See clause 3 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/316).