Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 363A
In forceAbduction of child under 16
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
363A Abduction of child under 16
(1)
Any person who unlawfully takes an unmarried child under the age of 16 years out of the custody or protection of the child’s father or mother, or other person having the lawful care or charge of the child, and against the will of the father, mother or other person, is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
(2)
It is immaterial that the offender believed the child to be of or above the age of 16 years.
(3)
It is immaterial that the child was taken with the consent of or at the suggestion of the child. sch 1 pt 5 ch 34 s 363A ins 1989 No. 17 s 35
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