Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Act 2010 (42 of 2010)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to sexual offences against children

Part 2   Amendments relating to child sex offences involving postal or similar services, or carriage services

Criminal Code Act 1995

16   At the end of Division 473 of the Criminal Code

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473.5 Use of a carriage service

For the purposes of this Part, a person is taken not to use a carriage service by engaging in particular conduct if:

(a) the person is a carrier and, in engaging in that conduct, is acting solely in the person’s capacity as a carrier; or

(b) the person is a carriage service provider and, in engaging in that conduct, is acting solely in the person’s capacity as a carriage service provider; or

(c) the person is an internet service provider and, in engaging in that conduct, is acting solely in the person’s capacity as an internet service provider; or

(d) the person is an internet content host and, in engaging in that conduct, is acting solely in the person’s capacity as an internet content host.