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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.161DMeaning of serious child sex offence
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### sec.161D Meaning of serious child sex offence
A serious child sex offence is an offence against a provision mentioned in schedule 1A , or an offence that involved counselling or procuring the commission of an offence mentioned in schedule 1A , committed—
in relation to a child under 16 years; and
in circumstances in which an offender convicted of the offence would be liable to imprisonment for life.
s 161D prev s 161D ins 1997 No. 4 s 10
amd 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2
om 2006 No. 29 s 498
pres s 161D ins 2012 No. 14 s 7
- (a) in relation to a child under 16 years; and
- (b) in circumstances in which an offender convicted of the offence would be liable to imprisonment for life.