Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:2:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 9/97)
Character Range: 1633133–1635652

(ii) engaging in sexual activity with a person under 16 years of age;
 (iii) procuring a person under 16 years of age to engage in sexual activity; and
 (b) the first person is at least 18 years of age; and
 (c) the act is done using a carriage service.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
Example: A person misrepresents their age online as part of a plan to cause harm to another person under 16 years of age.

474.26  Using a carriage service 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 procuring the recipient to engage in sexual activity with the sender; 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 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 procuring the recipient to engage in sexual activity with another person (the participant); and
 (c) the recipient 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 procuring the recipient to engage in sexual activity with another person; and
 (c) the recipient 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.

474.27  Using a carriage service to "groom" 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
 (c) the sender