Group
Division

13 Public order offences

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Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2011
Released
2/06/2011

Division 13 - Public order offences

Offences relating to personal conduct that involves, or may lead to, a breach of public order or decency, or that is indicative of criminal intent, or that is otherwise regulated or prohibited on moral or ethical grounds. In general these offences do not involve a specific victim or victims; however some offences, such as offensive language and offensive behaviour, may be directed towards a single victim.

This division is further disaggregated into subdivisions on the basis of whether or not the behaviour is regulated.

Offences in this division are classified into the following subdivisions:

131 Disorderly conduct

132 Regulated public order offences

133 Offensive conduct

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