Crimes Act 1914
Part IB
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Sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders
Division 2
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General sentencing principles
SECTION 16AAB
Second or subsequent offence
(1)
This section applies in respect of a person if:
(a) the person is convicted of a Commonwealth child sexual abuse offence (a current offence ); and
(b) the person has, at an earlier sitting, been convicted previously of a child sexual abuse offence.
(2)
Subject to section 16AAC , if the person is convicted of a current offence described in column 1 of an item in the following table, the court must impose for the current offence a sentence of imprisonment of at least the period specified in column 2 of that item.
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Hide history noteThis section applies in respect of a person if:
(a) the person is convicted of a Commonwealth child sexual abuse offence (a current offence ); and
(b) the person has, at an earlier sitting, been convicted previously of a child sexual abuse offence.
(2)
Subject to section 16AAC , if the person is convicted of a current offence described in column 1 of an item in the following table, the court must impose for the current offence a sentence of imprisonment of at least the period specified in column 2 of that item.
| Minimum penalty | ||
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Current offence | Sentence of imprisonment | |
| 1 | offence against subsection 272.12(1) of the Criminal Code | 3 years |
| 2 | offence against subsection 272.12(2) of the Criminal Code | 3 years |
| 3 | offence against subsection 272.13(1) of the Criminal Code | 2 years |
| 4 | offence against subsection 272.13(2) of the Criminal Code | 2 years |
| 5 | offence against subsection 272.14(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 6 | offence against subsection 272.15(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 7 | offence against subsection 272.15A(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 8 | offence against subsection 272.20(1) of the Criminal Code | 3 years |
| 9 | offence against subsection 272.20(2) of the Criminal Code | 1 year |
| 10 | offence against subsection 273.6(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 10A | offence against section 273A.1 of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 11 | offence against subsection 471.19(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 12 | offence against subsection 471.19(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 13 | offence against subsection 471.20(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 14 | offence against subsection 471.24(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 15 | offence against subsection 471.24(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 16 | offence against subsection 471.24(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 17 | offence against subsection 471.25(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 18 | offence against subsection 471.25(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 19 | offence against subsection 471.25(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 20 | offence against subsection 471.25A(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 21 | offence against subsection 471.25A(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 22 | offence against subsection 471.25A(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 23 | offence against subsection 471.26(1) of the Criminal Code | 3 years |
| 24 | offence against subsection 474.22(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 24A | offence against subsection 474.22A(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 25 | offence against subsection 474.23(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 26 | offence against subsection 474.26(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 27 | offence against subsection 474.26(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 28 | offence against subsection 474.26(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 29 | offence against subsection 474.27(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 30 | offence against subsection 474.27(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 31 | offence against subsection 474.27(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 32 | offence against subsection 474.27AA(1) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 33 | offence against subsection 474.27AA(2) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 34 | offence against subsection 474.27AA(3) of the Criminal Code | 4 years |
| 35 | offence against subsection 474.27A(1) of the Criminal Code | 3 years |
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