Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00070:clause:4_30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00070
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 30
Character Range: 24827–26851

30  After section 474.27 of the Criminal Code
Insert:

474.27AA  Using a carriage service to "groom" another person to make it easier to procure persons 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 sender does this with the intention of making it easier to procure a person (the child) to engage in sexual activity with the sender; and
 (c) the child 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 15 years.
 (2) 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 sender does this with the intention of making it easier to procure a person (the child) to engage in sexual activity with another person (the participant); and
 (c) the child is someone who is, or who the sender believes to be, under 16 years of age; and
 (d) the participant is someone who is, or who the sender believes to be, at least 18 years of age.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
 (3) 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 sender does this with the intention of making it easier to procure a person (the child) to engage in sexual activity with another person; and
 (c) the child is someone who is, or who the sender believes to be, under 16 years of age; and
 (d) the other person referred to in paragraph (b) is someone who is, or who the sender believes to be, under 18 years of age; and
 (e) the sender intends that the sexual activity referred to in paragraph (b) will take place in the presence of:
 (i) the sender; or
 (ii) another person (the participant) who is, or who the sender believes to be, at least 18 years of age.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.