Criminal Code Act 1924
122Bestiality
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122 Bestiality
[Section 122 Amended by No. 71 of 1987, s. 6 ][Section 122 Amended by No. 12 of 1997, s. 4, Applied:14 May 1997] [Section 122 Amended by No. 26 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2017] [Section 122 Amended by No. 5 of 2023, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2023]
(1) Any person who engages in an act of bestiality is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Bestiality.
(2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the act that the person engaged in –
(a) occurred in the course of a procedure being carried out by the person for a genuine veterinary, agricultural or scientific research purpose; and
(b) was, in the circumstances, reasonable for that purpose.