It’s a charge plenty would like to enforce, but a Tasmanian magistrate has expressed his surprise after a man faced court for being ‘criminally annoying’.
The Hobart man was charged with the rarely-seen offence on January 3 after allegedly calling a woman a “f***head” numerous times.
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Brady Leigh Macpherson, 25, is accused of making the statements towards the woman on Elizabeth St in the Hobart CBD.
In Tasmania, a person is forbidden from jostling, insulting, or annoying another person under the Police Offences Act 1935.
Macpherson is also facing a number of other charges, including contravening the conditions of a notice and cannabis possession.
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Upon hearing the unusual accusation, Magistrate Reg Marron reportedly said he “hadn’t seen” the charge before.
Macpherson was granted bail and will return to court in February.
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