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Summary Offences Act 2005
sec.9Wilful exposure
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### sec.9 Wilful exposure
A person in a public place must not wilfully expose the person’s genitals, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—
2 penalty units; or
if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
A person who is so near a public place that the person may be seen from the public place must not wilfully expose the person’s genitals so that the person’s genitals may be seen from the public place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—
2 penalty units; or
if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
It is a circumstance of aggravation for this section for a person to wilfully expose the person’s genitals so as to offend or embarrass another person.
s 9 amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.9-ssec.1) A person in a public place must not wilfully expose the person’s genitals, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty— 2 penalty units; or if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.9-ssec.2) A person who is so near a public place that the person may be seen from the public place must not wilfully expose the person’s genitals so that the person’s genitals may be seen from the public place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty— 2 penalty units; or if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.9-ssec.3) It is a circumstance of aggravation for this section for a person to wilfully expose the person’s genitals so as to offend or embarrass another person.
- (a) 2 penalty units; or
- (b) if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
- (a) 2 penalty units; or
- (b) if the offence involves circumstances of aggravation—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.