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(a) who is under a legal duty to provide another person with the necessities of life, and
(b) who, without reasonable excuse, intentionally or recklessly fails to provide that person with the necessities of life,
is guilty of an offence if the failure causes a danger of death or causes serious injury, or the likelihood of serious injury, to that person.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 5 years.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court
How committed:
A parent who fails to provide food or milk to a baby
Important note:
A person cannot be found guilty of both an offence against section 43A [Failure of persons with parental responsibility to care for child] and an offence against this section in respect of the same act or omission.