208LD
In forceGross indecency – 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
208LD Gross indecency – person with cognitive impairment
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is responsible for the care of a person with a cognitive impairment; and
(b)
the person intentionally:
(i)
performs an act on the person with a cognitive impairment; or
(ii) causes or allows the person with a cognitive impairment to perform an act on the person; and
(c)
the act is grossly indecent.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years or, for an aggravated offence, 9 years.
(2)
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a).
(3)
Absolute liability applies to subsection (1)(c).
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