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Division 16 - Miscellaneous Offences Offences involving the breach of statutory rules or regulations governing activities that are prima facie legal, where such offences are not explicitly dealt with under any other division. If an offence is specified under regulation and involves an act that would be illegal under common law or general criminal legislation (e.g. assault an Occupational Health and Safety Inspector), then this offence should be dealt with under the appropriate generic group.
162 Public Health and Safety Offences 163 Commercial/Industry/Financial Regulation 169 Other Miscellaneous Offences Subdivision 161 - Harassment and Related Offences Actions which harass or are intended to harass, threaten or invade the privacy of an individual, not amounting to an assault, sexual assault or blackmail/extortion.
1612 Offences Against Privacy 1613 Threatening Behaviour 1614 Defamation and Libel 1611 Harassment and Private Nuisance Actions which harass or are intended to harass an individual, not amounting to an assault, sexual assault, blackmail or extortion. Inclusions: Stalking Nuisance phone calls
Actions which are intended to invade the privacy of an individual or company. Inclusions: Computer hacking (any interference with a computer which cannot be coded to a theft, fraud, property damage or breach of government security group) Opening mail Phone tapping
Declaration of intention to punish or hurt, orally via the telephone or taped recordings, or in writing, to injure body, property or reputation, and give warning of intention to inflict harm or revenge. Inclusions: Threats to cause fire or explosion Threat to murder Threats to destroy or damage property Exclusions: Direct (face-to-face) threats where it is believed that the threat could be enacted. This constitutes assault and is coded to Subdivision 021, Assault Extortion and/or Blackmail. These are coded toGroup 0621, Blackmail and Extortion Destruction of, or damage to, property. This is coded to Subdivision 121, Property Damage
Actions which are intended to injure the reputation or good name of an individual or company. Inclusions: Defamation Libel Unlawful publishing of defamatory matter Exclusions: Direct (face-to-face) threats where it is believed that the threat could be enacted. This constitutes assault and is coded to Subdivision 021, Assault Extortion and/or Blackmail. These are coded to Group 0621, Blackmail and Extortion Threats of any other kind. These are coded to Group 1613, Threatening Behaviour Subdivision 162 - Public Health And Safety Offences Offences involving the breach of statutory rules or regulations intended to preserve or improve the safety or health of the community at large.
1622 Disease Prevention Offences 1623 Occupational Health and Safety Offences 1624 Transport Offences 1625 Dangerous Substances Offences 1626 Licit Drug Offences 1629 Public Health and Safety Offences, nec Inclusions: Offences relating to sanitation resulting from breaches of regulations governing building, health and mental health, public health, food preparation, and quarantine Offences relating to Occupational Health and Safety, industry safety, air, rail and water transport safety Dog and pet control Exclusions: Deception offences relating to health (e.g. medicare fraud, forge prescription). These are coded to Division 09, Deception and Related Offences Pollution offences. These are coded to Subdivision 122, Environmental Pollution Offences involving explosives. These are coded to Division 11, Weapons and Explosives Offences
Offences involving insanitary practices in food preparation, waste disposal, institutional management, building and construction or other practices that are likely to give rise to a threat to public health.
Offences involving the failure to prevent or control the spread of infectious or other disease associated with food preparation, waste disposal, institutional management, building and construction or other practices.
Offences involving the failure to preserve the health and safety of employees through the identification and/or control of dangerous, hazardous or inadequate work practices, equipment or facilities, instruction or training, or other health and safety measures associated with a place of employment. Inclusions: Failure to erect construction warning signs Failure to erect safety barriers Failure to provide adequate or specified safety equipment Failure to sound audible warning of intended blasting 1624 Transport Offences Offences involving the failure to preserve the health and safety of passengers or other persons travelling on or coming into contact with sea, air or land (other than road) transport systems (not including persons employed in the operation of such transport). Exclusions: Safety offences relating to road traffic. These are coded to Division 04, Dangerous, Negligent or Reckless Acts Endangering Persons
Offences involving the failure to preserve the health and safety of the community through the unsafe use, handling, preparation, storage, labelling, or disposal of poisonous or other hazardous substances (not including alcohol or tobacco), where such offences do not constitute pollution control offences.
Offences involving the failure to preserve the health and safety of the community through the unsafe use, handling, preparation, storage, labelling, or disposal of drugs that may be legally purchased (not including alcohol or tobacco). Exclusions: Offences involving the possession, sale, importing or exporting of illicit drugs. These are coded to Division 10, Illicit Drug Offences
Public health and safety offences not elsewhere classified in Subdivision 162, Public Health and Safety Offences. Inclusions: Failure to erect construction warning signs for the public Failure to erect public safety barriers Failure to notify the public of intended blasting Subdivision 163 - Commercial/Industry/Financial Regulation Breaches of regulations designed to protect an industrial, commercial or financial activity, comprising of acts which are harmful to persons, acquisitive or deceptive and are not directed at health and safety, and pollution control (i.e. they cannot comfortably be placed elsewhere).
1631 Commercial/Industry/Financial Regulation Restrictive trade/industry practices. Subdivision 169 - Other Miscellaneous Offences Other Miscellaneous Offences not elsewhere classified in Division 16, Miscellaneous Offences.
1692 Immigration Regulation Offences 1693 Quarantine Offences 1694 Import/Export Regulations 1695 Procure or Commit Illegal Abortion 1699 Miscellaneous Offences, nec Inclusions: Possess protected native game
Offences involving the breach of statutory rules or regulations aimed at the preservation of the natural environment, where such breach does not involve environmental pollution, property damage or theft. Inclusions: Disobeying rules of parks/crown land Discard litter Possess native game/animal Total fire ban breaches Exclusions: Environmental offences involving pollution. These are coded to Subdivision 122, Environmental Pollution
Offences involving illegal entry and the failure to comply with immigration visa conditions, including undertaking employment when not permitted, overstaying exit date. Inclusions: Illegal immigrant Visa offences Exclusions: Passport or visa offences involving theft or fraud. These should be coded to Groups 0821, Theft From a Person or 0919, Fraud, nec
Offences involving the failure to comply with quarantine requirements, where such failure entails a threat or potential threat to the health and wellbeing of plants or animals. Exclusions: Quarantine offences involving threats to human health and wellbeing. These are coded to Subdivision 162, Public Health and Safety Offences
Offences involving the movement of prohibited or controlled goods or other products across international borders, where such goods do not include weapons, explosives or drugs. Inclusions: Fail to declare goods
Offences involving the procuration and/or committing of an illegal abortion. Inclusions: Commit illegal abortion Procure illegal abortion Exclusions: Infanticide. This is coded to Group 0131, Manslaughter 1699 Miscellaneous Offences, nec Other miscellaneous offences not elsewhere specifically classified within this classification.
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