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Act index » Part I - Provisions applicable throughout Victoria » Division 2 - General Offences tending to Personal Injury, or Damage to Property, &c.
7 Offences tending to personal injury or damage to property
Any person who—shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty: 25 penalty units or imprisonment for six months or both. Vehicles, Animals, &c.
S. 7 amended by No. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 304).
(a)places upon any road footpath canal or waterway an obstruction likely to cause death or injury to any person passing thereon;
S. 7(a) amended by No. 81/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 51.1(a)).
(b)leaves a hole excavation or dangerous formation in or near a public place unguarded or without having a warning light burning nearby between sunset and sunrise;
(c)fails to keep in good repair any protective cover rail gate or fence over or about a cellar or lower area opening into or upon or near a public place or keeps any such cover rail gate or fence open for an unreasonable time in the circumstances;
(d)throws any offensive matter or thing or any animal into a waterway, canal or other place whence a supply of water for human use is obtained;
S. 7(d) amended by No. 81/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 51.1(b)).
(e)draws or trails a sledge or timber or other heavy material upon a public footpath or road so as to damage the surface thereof;
(f)in a public place rolls a drum, barrel or cask or breaks in a horse to the injury of or danger to any person or damage to any property; or
(g)throws or discharges a stone arrow or other missile to the injury of or danger to any person or damage to any property—