CARRIAGE SERVICE CRIMINAL OFFENCES IN NSW

CARRIAGE SERVICE CRIMINAL OFFENCES IN NSW

Using a carriage service to make a threat or to menace, harass or cause offence are federal indictable offences that can have severe consequences, including imprisonment. Criminal Lawyers Group have been awarded the top criminal law firm in NSW for securing the best outcomes for clients who have been charged with Carriage Service criminal offences.

If you or anyone you know have been accused or charged with Using a carriage service to make a threat or to menace, harass or cause offence, contact our award-winning team of specialised criminal lawyers at Criminal Lawyers Group immediately for a free consultation.

 

WHAT IS A CARRIAGE SERVICE?

A carriage service is defined in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) as having the same meaning that is enshrined in the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), in which it is defined as a service for carrying communications by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy.

Examples of using a carriage service include, but are not limited to, phone calls, text messages, emails and WhatsApp messages.

 

WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF USING A CARRIAGE SERVICE TO MAKE A THREAT?

Section 474.15 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) constitutes it a criminal offence of using a carriage service to make a threat for a person to:

• Use a carriage service to make to another person (thesecond person) a threat to kill the second person or a third person; and
• The first person intends the second person to fear that the threat will be carried out.

The criminal offence of using a carriage service to make a threat is also constituted as having occurred if:

• The first person uses a carriage service to make to another person (thesecond person) a threat to cause serious harm to the second person or a third person; and
• The first person intends the second person to fear that the threat will be carried out.

 

WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF USING A CARRIAGE SERVICE TO MAKE A THREAT?

Section 474.15 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) prescribes a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment for a person convicted of the criminal offence of using a carriage service to make a threat, where the threat is a threat to kill.

 

Section 474.15 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) prescribes a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment for a person convicted of the criminal offence of using a carriage service to make a threat, where the threat is a threat to cause serious harm.

 

Other penalties available for a conviction of the criminal offence of using a carriage service to make a threat include an Intensive Correction Order (ICO), Community Correction Order (CCO), Conditional Release Order (CRO) and a Fine.

WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF USING A CARRIAGE SERVICE TO MENACE, HARASS OR CAUSE OFFENCE?

Section 474.17 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) constitutes it a criminal offence for a person to uses a carriage service; and do so in a way that reasonable persons would regard as being, in all the circumstances, menacing, harassing or offensive.

WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF USING A CARRIAGE SERVICE TO MENACE, HARASS OR CAUSE OFFENCE?

 

Section 474.17 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) prescribes a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment for a person convicted of the criminal offence of Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence.

 

Other penalties available for a conviction of the criminal offence of Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence include an Intensive Correction Order (ICO), Community Correction Order (CCO), Conditional Release Order (CRO) and a Fine.

 

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO OFFENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT ABOUT PRIME MINISTER

An Illawarra man plead guilty to the criminal offence of Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence after being charged over the making of a social media comment about the Prime Minister.

 

The man was arrested at his home in June 2026, two months after authorities began investigating.

 

The matter was scheduled to return to the court in August 2026 for sentencing, with the offender remaining on bail.

 

CAN I GET BAIL FOR A CARRIAGE SERVICE CRIMINAL CHARGE?

Yes, you may be granted bail whilst your carriage service criminal matter is in progress. Our expert bail lawyers at Criminal Lawyers Group were awarded the best law firm in Australia for securing bail for our clients who have been charged with serious criminal offences, including Using a carriage service to make a threat or to menace, harass or cause offence.

 

CONTACT CRIMINAL LAWYERS GROUP NOW

If you or anyone you know have been accused or charged with a Using a carriage service to make a threat or to menace, harass or cause offence, contact our expert criminal lawyers at Criminal Lawyers Group immediately for a free consultation so that we may secure the best outcome for you.

Our award-winning team of criminal law experts are nationally recognised for securing not guilty verdicts and the withdrawal of charges for our clients across NSW who have been charged with Using a carriage service to make a threat or to menace, harass or cause offence.