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Crimes Act 1900
52Sexual assault in the second degree
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52 Sexual assault in the second degree
(1) A person who inflicts actual bodily harm on another person with
intent to engage in sexual intercourse with that other person, or with
a third person who is present or nearby, is guilty of an offence
punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 14 years.
(3) A person who, acting in company with any other person, inflicts, or
assists in inflicting, actual bodily harm on a third person with the
intent that the firstmentioned person, or any person with whom he or
she is in company, should engage in sexual intercourse with that third
person, or with any other person who is present or nearby, is guilty of
an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 17 years.