105AFailing to report the abuse of a child

105A Failing to report the abuse of a child

[Section 105A Amended by No. 29 of 2019, s. 7, Applied:02 Oct 2019]

(1)  In this section –

abuse offence means the following:

(a) an offence against section 124 , 125 , 125A , 125B , 125C , 125D , 126 , 127 , 129 , 130 , 130A , 133 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 165A , 166 , 170 , 172 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 178A or 178B ;

(b) an offence under chapter XIX or XX ;

(c) an offence of attempting to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) ;

(d) an offence under a previous enactment that is substantially similar to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ;

child means a person under the age of 18 years;

proper authority has the same meaning as in section 162A ;

religious confession has the same meaning as in .