208LB
In forceSexual intercourse – person with cognitive impairment
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part VIASexual offences
Division 5Sexual acts committed against cognitively impaired persons by carers
208LB Sexual intercourse – person with cognitive impairment
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is responsible for the care of a person with a cognitive impairment; and
(b) intentionally engages in sexual intercourse with the person with a cognitive impairment.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 8 years or, for an aggravated offence, 10 years.
(2)
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a).
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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