New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 43A

43A Failure of persons with parental responsibility to care for child

(1) In this section--

"child" means a child under 16 years of age.

"parental responsibility" means the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority in respect of a child that, by law, parents have in relation to their children.

(2) A person--

(a) who has parental responsibility for a child, and

(b) who, without reasonable excuse, intentionally or recklessly fails to provide the child with the necessities of life,

is guilty of an offence if the failure causes a danger of death or of serious injury to the child.

: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 5 years.