Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Vagrancy Act 1966 - SECT 6

Consorting and like offences

6. Consorting and like offences



(1) Any person who-

   (a)  is the occupier of a house or place that is frequented by reputed
        thieves;

   (b)  is found in a house or place in company with reputed thieves who, on
        being thereto required by the court, does not give to the satisfaction
        of the court a good account of his being in such house or place upon
        some lawful occasion;

   (c)  habitually consorts with reputed thieves unless such person, on being
        thereto required by the court, gives to the satisfaction of the court
        a good account of his so consorting;



   (d)  begs or gathers alms or causes or procures or encourages a child to
        beg or gather alms;



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   (f)  has on or about his person without lawful excuse (the proof of which
        excuse shall be on such person) any article of disguise-

shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty: For a first offence-imprisonment for
one year; For a second or subsequent offence against this section (whether
under the same paragraph or not)-imprisonment for two years.

(2) Proceedings against any person under paragraph (c) of the last preceding
sub-section shall not be taken except by a member of the police force.