Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 (70 of 2020)

Schedule 4   Strengthening child sex offences

Part 1   Main amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995

11   After subsection 471.27(1) of the Criminal Code

Insert:

(1A) For the purposes of an offence against section 471.25A, absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence that the child is someone who is under 16.

Note 1: For absolute liability, see section 6.2.

Note 2: For a defence based on belief about age, see section 471.29.