Gross indecency – without consent
208HB Gross indecency – without consent
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally performs an act on another person; and
the act is grossly indecent; and
(c) the other person does not consent to the act being performed and the person is reckless in relation to the other person's lack of consent.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years or, for an aggravated offence, 17 years.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct results in another person performing an act on the person and the person intends that result; and
the act is grossly indecent; and
(d) the other person does not consent to performing the act and the person is reckless in relation to the other person's lack of consent.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years or, for an aggravated offence, 17 years.
Absolute liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(c).
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