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Crimes Act 1900
47Concealment of birth
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47 Concealment of birth
(1) A person who disposes of the dead body of a child (whether or not
the child was born alive) with intent to conceal the child’s birth is
2 years.
(2) It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (1) if the
accused satisfies the court or jury that the body disposed of had issued
from the mother’s body before the end of the 28th week of pregnancy.