51HAccessing child abuse material

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51H Accessing child abuse material

(a) A intentionally accesses material; and

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the ways in which A accesses material may include—

(a) viewing material; or

(b) displaying material by an electronic medium or any other output of the material by an electronic medium.

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. 51I inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.