Criminal Code Act 1924
1ADefinitions for purposes of sections 130 , 130A , 130B , 130C , 130D , 130E , 130F , 130G and 337C
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1A Definitions for purposes of sections 130 , 130A , 130B , 130C , 130D , 130E , 130F , 130G and 337C
[Section 1A Amended by No. 29 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Aug 2005] For the purposes of sections 130 , 130A , 130B , 130C , 130D , 130E , 130F , 130G and 337C –
access, in relation to material, includes the display of the material by an electronic medium or any other output of the material by an electronic medium;
child exploitation material means material that describes or depicts, in a way that a reasonable person would regard as being, in all the circumstances, offensive, a person who is or who appears to be under the age of 18 years –
(a) engaged in sexual activity; or
(b) in a sexual context; or
(c) as the subject of torture, cruelty or abuse (whether or not in a sexual context);
electronic medium means any thing that contains data from which text, images or sound can be generated;
material includes any film, printed matter, electronic data and any other thing of any kind (including any computer image or other depiction);
person includes part of a person;
produce includes make, film, print, photograph and record.