Criminal Offence for Sexual Intercourse or Indecency with Young Persons Under Special Care
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The law creates criminal offences for sexual intercourse or acts of indecency with young persons under special care.
The Criminal Code applies to these offences if it applied before the new rules started.
Fuel price monitoring now uses the 'actual price' defined by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
Motor vehicle repair rules now refer to the Australian Consumer Law (ACT) for country of origin representations.
Land title disputes can be decided by any court; the law no longer specifically names the Family Court of Australia.
Topics
child safety consumer protection fuel prices land titles motor vehicle repairs property law sexual offences