When directing a jury on the offence of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child under s 229B of the Criminal Code (Qld), the directions on the third element (more than one unlawful sexual act) and the fourth element (continuity of sexual conduct) are cumulative and must be read together; it is not necessary for the trial judge to repeat the standard of proof direction for uncharged acts when addressing the fourth element if it has been adequately addressed in the third element. In the circumstances of a particular trial, it may be sufficient to identify what constitutes an 'unlawful sexual act' by reference to the acts described in the prosecution's particulars rather than by reciting the statutory definition.
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