Criminal Code Act 1924
127Indecent assault
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127 Indecent assault
[Section 127 Amended by No. 71 of 1987, s. 10 ]**[Section 127 Amended by No. 6 of 1974, s. 4 ]
(1) Any person who unlawfully and indecently assaults another person is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Indecent assault.
(2) In any case in which it is provided that the consent of a person to the act charged shall be a defence to a charge under section 124 , the like consent to an act charged under this section given under the like conditions as to the age of the parties shall be a defence to a charge under this section.
(3) Except as hereinbefore provided, the consent of a person under 17 years of age shall be no defence to a charge under this section.
(4) [Section 127 Amended by No. 12 of 1997, s. 7, Applied:14 May 1997] This section is to be taken to be in force from 4 April 1924.
(5) [Section 127 Amended by No. 12 of 1997, s. 7, Applied:14 May 1997] Nothing in subsection (4) impugns or otherwise affects the lawfulness of a conviction arising from conduct that occurred before the commencement of the Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1987 .