Criminal Offence for Sexual Intercourse or Indecency with Young Persons Under Special Care

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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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 certain offences involving young persons under special care; this applies if the code already covered the offence before the new rules started.
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