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

33   Subsections 474.28(3) and (4) of the Criminal Code

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

Proof of belief about age - evidence of representation

(3) For the purposes of sections 474.26, 474.27, 474.27AA and 474.27A, evidence that a person was represented to the defendant as being under, of, at least or over a particular age is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof that the defendant believed the person to be under, of, at least or over that age (as the case requires).