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Criminal Code Act 1924
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178A Female genital mutilation
[Section 178A Amended by No. 96 of 1995, s. 5, Applied:01 Dec 1999]
(1) Any person who performs female genital mutilation on another person is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Performing female genital mutilation.
(2) It is not a defence to a charge under this section that the person on whom female genital mutilation was performed or that person's parent or guardian consented to the mutilation.