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Crimes Act 1900
72ADefinitions—pt 3A
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72A Definitions—pt 3A
aggravated offence, for an offence involving family violence—see
section 72EA (2).
breasts, of a female or a transgender or intersex person who identifies
as a female, means the person’s breasts whether covered by
underwear or bare.
engaged in a private act means—
(a) in a state of undress; or
(b) using the toilet, showering or bathing; or
(c) engaged in an act of a sexual nature of a kind not ordinarily done
in public.
genital or anal region, of a person, means the person’s genital or anal
region whether covered by underwear or bare.
intimate image, of a person—
(a) means a still or moving image, in any form—
(i) of the person’s genital or anal region; or
(ii) for a female or a transgender or intersex person who
identifies as a female—of the person’s breasts; or
(iii) of the person engaged in a private act; or
(iv) that depicts the person in a sexual manner or context; and
(b) includes an image, in any form, that has been altered to appear
to show any of the things mentioned in paragraph (a).