===== Insert text regarding state=QLD here. ====== A prank call,
also known as a crank call or nuisance call, is a form of
practical joke over the telephone. This includes threatening
someone over the phone as well as hanging up the phone once the
receiver has picked up the phone. Repeated prank calls can
amount to harassment, stalking or even bullying. It is important
to use common sense and realise that prank calls can cause fear
and distress to other people. Which types are prank calls are
considered offences? - Threatening to kill someone (not
necessarily the person you called) over the phone with the
intention that they will believe you. - Threatening to cause
serious harm to someone (not necessarily the person you called)
over the phone with the intention that they will believe you. -
Threatening that you have left/will leave an explosive or
dangerous object somewhere with the intention that they will
believe you. - If you menace, harass or cause offence to a
person over the phone, either by what you ar