125BIndecent act with child or young person

125B Indecent act with child or young person

[Section 125B Amended by No. 83 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2001]

(1)  Any person who does any indecent act with, or directed at, another person who is under the age of 17 years is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  [Section 125B Amended by No. 8 of 2020, s. 5, Applied:06 Apr 2020] Indecent act with or directed at a child [or young person].

(2)  [Section 125B Amended by No. 34 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:08 Oct 2013] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  The consent of a person against whom a crime is alleged to have been committed under this section is a defence to such a charge only where, at the time the crime was alleged to have been committed –

(a) that person was of or above the age of 15 years and the accused person was not more than 5 years older than that person; or

(b) that person was of or above the age of 12 years and the accused person was not more than 3 years older than that person.