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New South Wales
Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences)
Bill 2002
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Crimes Act 1900 No 40 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
b97-303-p03.843
New South Wales
Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences)
Bill 2002
No , 2002
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 with respect to the equal treatment of sexual
offences against males and females.
Clause 1 Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill 2002
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2002. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences on the day that is 30 days after the date of assent, 5
unless commenced sooner by proclamation. 6
3 Amendment of Crimes Act 1900 No 40 7
The Crimes Act 1900 is amended as set out in Schedule 1. 8
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Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill 2002
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments 1
(Section 3) 2
[1] Section 73 Carnal knowledge by teacher etc 3
Omit "girl". Insert instead "person". 4
[2] Section 73 5
Omit "daughter, or step-daughter". 6
Insert instead "child, or step-child". 7
[3] Section 73 (2) 8
Insert at the end of the section: 9
(2) In this section, carnal knowledge includes sexual connection 10
occasioned by the penetration of the anus of a male by the 11
penis of any person, or the continuation of that sexual 12
connection. 13
[4] Section 74 14
Omit the section. Insert instead: 15
74 Attempts 16
Any person who attempts to commit an offence under 17
section 73 is liable to the penalty provided for the commission 18
of the offence. 19
[5] Section 77 Consent no defence in certain cases 20
Omit "the person charged and the child to whom the charge relates are not 21
both male and" from section 77 (2). 22
[6] Section 78G Definition of "homosexual intercourse" for s 78J 23
Omit "sections 78H-78Q". Insert instead "section 78J". 24
[7] Sections 78H, 78I, 78K, 78L, 78N, 78O and 78Q 25
Omit the sections. 26
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Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill 2002
Schedule 1 Amendments
[8] Section 91D Promoting or engaging in acts of child prostitution 1
Omit "Except where the child and the other person alleged to have 2
participated in the act of child prostitution are both male, a person" from 3
section 91D (2). 4
Insert instead "A person". 5
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