Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 (70 of 2020)

Schedule 4   Strengthening child sex offences

Part 1   Main amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995

25   Subsection 474.25A(1) of the Criminal Code (before the penalty)

Insert:

Note: Because of the definition of engage in sexual activity in the Dictionary, this offence covers (for example):

(a) a person using a carriage service to see or hear, in real time, a person under 16 engage in sexual activity; and

(b) a person engaging in sexual activity that is seen or heard, in real time, by a person under 16 using a carriage service.


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