Criminal Code Act 1924
131Production or possession of bestiality product
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131 Production or possession of bestiality product
[Section 131 Amended by No. 83 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2001] [Section 131 Amended by No. 27 of 2024, s. 13, Applied:13 Dec 2024] [Section 131 Amended by No. 83 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2001] [Section 131 Amended by No. 27 of 2024, s. 13, Applied:13 Dec 2024]
(1) In this section –
bestiality product has the same meaning as in section 71 of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995 ;
produce includes make, film, print, photograph, record and otherwise reproduce.
(2) A person who –
(a) produces, or does any thing to facilitate the production of, a bestiality product; and
(b) knows, or ought to have known, that the product is or will be a bestiality product –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Producing bestiality product.
(3) A person who –
(a) is in possession of a bestiality product; and
(b) knows, or ought to have known, that the product is a bestiality product –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Possessing bestiality product.