Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00042:clause:1_44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00042
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 44
Character Range: 82415–83189

44  After section 474.27 of the Criminal Code
Insert:

474.27A  Using a carriage service to transmit indecent communication to person under 16 years of age
 (1) A person (the sender) commits an offence if:
 (a) the sender uses a carriage service to transmit a communication to another person (the recipient); and
 (b) the communication includes material that is indecent; and
 (c) the recipient is someone who is, or who the sender believes to be, under 16 years of age; and
 (d) the sender is at least 18 years of age.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
 (2) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), whether material is indecent is a matter for the trier of fact.
 (3) In this section:
indecent means indecent according to the standards of ordinary people.