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Crimes Act 1900
59Act of indecency in the third degree
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59 Act of indecency in the third degree
(1) A person who unlawfully assaults, or threatens to inflict grievous or
actual bodily harm on, another person with intent to commit an act of
indecency on, or in the presence of, that other person, or a third person
who is present or nearby, is guilty of an offence punishable, on
conviction, by imprisonment for 10 years.