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Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 15/97)
Character Range: 1647369–1650116

a reason for aggravating the seriousness of the criminal behaviour to which the offence relates;
 (c) the number of people involved in the commission of the offence.
 (2) However, the court need only take into account a matter mentioned in subsection (1) so far as the matter is known to the court and, for a matter mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (c), relevant.
 (3) The matters mentioned in subsection (1) are in addition to any other matters the court must take into account (for example, the matters mentioned in section 16A of the Crimes Act 1914).

Subdivision G—Offences relating to use of carriage service for suicide related material

474.29A  Using a carriage service for suicide related material
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) uses a carriage service to access material; or
 (ii) uses a carriage service to cause material to be transmitted to the person; or
 (iii) uses a carriage service to transmit material; or
 (iv) uses a carriage service to make material available; or
 (v) uses a carriage service to publish or otherwise distribute material; and
 (b) the material directly or indirectly counsels or incites committing or attempting to commit suicide; and
 (c) the person:
 (i) intends to use the material to counsel or incite committing or attempting to commit suicide; or
 (ii) intends that the material be used by another person to counsel or incite committing or attempting to commit suicide.
Penalty: 1,000 penalty units.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) uses a carriage service to access material; or
 (ii) uses a carriage service to cause material to be transmitted to the person; or
 (iii) uses a carriage service to transmit material; or
 (iv) uses a carriage service to make material available; or
 (v) uses a carriage service to publish or otherwise distribute material; and
 (b) the material directly or indirectly:
 (i) promotes a particular method of committing suicide; or
 (ii) provides instruction on a particular method of committing suicide; and
 (c) the person:
 (i) intends to use the material to promote that method of committing suicide or provide instruction on that method of committing suicide; or
 (ii) intends that the material be used by another person to promote that method of committing suicide or provide instruction on that method of committing suicide; or
 (iii) intends the material to be used by another person to commit suicide.
Penalty: 1,000 penalty units.
 (3) To avoid doubt, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) merely because the person uses a carriage service to:
 (a) engage in public discussion or debate about euthanasia or suicide; or
 (b) advocate reform of the law relating to euthanasia or suicide;
if