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21 Consent
For the purposes of the application of this Act to an intimate image or private sexual material, consent means consent that is: (a) express; and (b) voluntary; and (c) informed; but does not include: (d) consent given by a child; or (e) consent given by an adult who is in a mental or physical condition (whether temporary or permanent) that: (i) makes the adult incapable of giving consent; or (ii) substantially impairs the capacity of the adult to give consent.