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Knowingly joining or continuing in etc an unlawful assembly
Offence title:
Knowingly joining or continuing in etc an unlawful assembly
Act:
545C Crimes Act (NSW)
Offence:
(1) A person who joins an unlawful assembly or continues in it shall be taken to be a member of that assembly and commit an offence.
(2) A person armed with any weapon or loaded arms, or with anything which used as a weapon of offence is likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm, is a member of an unlawful assembly and commits an offence.
(3) Any assembly of five or more persons whose common object is by means of intimidation or injury to compel any person to do what the person is not legally bound to do or to abstain from doing what the person is legally entitled to do, are each committing an offence.
Penalty:
(1) Imprisonment 6 months, or a fine of 5 penalty units or both.
(2) Imprisonment 12 months, or a fine of 10 penalty units or both.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local Court.
How committed:
A woman is not allowed to leave the house without her male partner, for any reason whatsoever.
Important note:
Definition: Any assembly of five or more persons whose common object is by means of intimidation or injury to compel any person to do what the person is not legally bound to do or to abstain from doing what the person is legally entitled to do, shall be deemed to be an unlawful assembly.