To put it simply, Public Mischief is a summary offence under section 547B of Crimes Act 1900, when a person passes incorrect/false information to the police about any event that has or will occur, and involves a criminal investigation. It is also considered an offence if the person passes the false information to someone other than the police, who ultimately delivers that information to the police. However, Public Mischief is not limited to the offence of “making a false statement”. Using unlawful violence or threatening to harm a member of the public, use of offensive language or indulging in offensive conduct, etc., are some of the other offences that are classified as Public Mischief.

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