Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current ActsA person who, by force or deception, leads, takes or entices away or detains a child under the age of 12 years—
(a) intending unlawfully to deprive another person of the lawful control of the child; or
(b) intending to steal any article on or about the person of the child;
is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 10 years.