Section 164Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Disorderly conduct
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164. (1) A person who —
without the consent of the owner affixes any bill or paper against or upon any building, wall, fence or pale or writes upon, soils, defaces or marks any such building, wall, fence or pale in any other way whatsoever;
marks on any fence, wall or building any obscene figure, drawing, painting or representation, or sings any profane, indecent or obscene song or ballad, or writes or draws any indecent or obscene word, figure or representation, or uses any profane, indecent or obscene language;
uses any threatening, abusive or calumnious language to any other person publicly, as tends to provoke a breach of the peace; or uses such language, accompanied by such behaviour to any person publicly, as tends to a breach of the peace;
without lawful excuse blows any horn or other noisy instrument or beats any drum in any public street;
discharges any firearm, makes any bonfire or throws or sets fire to any firework, or throws or discharges any stone or other missile or flies any kite or plays any game to the danger or annoyance of any passenger or inhabitant in any street;
wilfully and wantonly disturbs any inhabitant of any dwelling-house by pulling or ringing any door bell, knocking at any door, or lights or extinguishes any lamp or unlawfully enters any house, building or premises to the annoyance of any person therein; or
burns any wood, shavings, rubbish or sweepings or throws or lays any dirt, litter, ashes or any carrion, fish, offal, containers, bottles or other rubbish in any public place, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
In subsection (1)(e) — “firearm” has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 2 of the Firearms Act (2025 Revision).