Crimes Act 1958
51CProducing child abuse material
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51C Producing child abuse material
(a) A intentionally produces material; and
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the ways in which material is produced may include—
(a) filming, printing, photographing, recording, writing, drawing or otherwise generating material; or
(b) altering or manipulating material; or
(c) reproducing or copying material.
2 Defences apply to this offence—see sections 51L, 51N, 51O, 51P, 51Q and 51R.
3 A mistaken but honest and reasonable belief that reasonable persons would not regard the child abuse material as offensive is not a defence to this offence—see section 51U.
S. 51D inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.