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Act index » Part I - Offences » Division 3 - Criminal damage to property » Subdivision (1) - General offences and procedural provisions
197A Arson causing death
A person who commits arson as defined in section 197 and thereby causes the death of another person is guilty of an indictable offence. Penalty: Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum).
S. 197A inserted by No. 48/1997 s. 55.Note to s. 197A inserted by No. 65/2016 s. 20(19).
An offence against this section is a category 2 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991. See subsection (2H) of section 5 of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence unless the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) of that subsection exist.