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Bail Act 1982
3ASerious sexual offences
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3A Serious sexual offences
(1) In this Act, a serious sexual offence is a Territory sexual offence or
a Commonwealth sexual offence for which a maximum penalty of
imprisonment for 7 years or more is prescribed.
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(2) The following offences are also serious sexual offences (even
though a lesser maximum penalty may be prescribed):
(a) an offence, committed by an adult, consisting of an attempt to
procure, or the act of procuring, a child under the age of
16 years to engage in sexual intercourse or an indecent act;
(b) an offence, committed by an adult, consisting of indecent
assault on a child under the age of 16 years;
(c) an offence, committed by an adult in the presence of a child,
consisting of the commission of an act of gross indecency in a
public place.