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Crimes Act 1900
61Acts of indecency with young people
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61 Acts of indecency with young people
(1) A person who commits an act of indecency on, or in the presence of,
another person who is under the age of 10 years is guilty of an offence
punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 12 years.
(3) A person who commits an act of indecency on, or in the presence of,
another person who is under the age of 16 years is guilty of an offence
punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 10 years.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3)
if the defendant establishes that—
(a) he or she believed on reasonable grounds that the person on
whom the offence is alleged to have been committed was of or
above the age of 16 years; or
(b) at the time of the alleged offence—
(i) the person on whom the offence is alleged to have been
committed was of or above the age of 10 years; and
(ii) the defendant was not more than 2 years older;
and that that person consented to the committing of the act of
indecency.