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Crimes Act 1958
51UNo defence of mistaken but honest and reasonable belief that child abuse material not offensive
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51U No defence of mistaken but honest and reasonable belief that child abuse material not offensive
It is not a defence to a charge for a child abuse material offence that, at the time of the conduct constituting the offence, A was under a mistaken but honest and reasonable belief that reasonable persons would not regard the child abuse material as being, in the circumstances, offensive.
The reference to A in this section is a reference to the same A referred to in the child abuse material offence provisions.
S. 51V inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.