New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 351A

351A Recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity

(1) A person (not being a child) who recruits another person to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 7 years.

(2) A person (not being a child) who recruits a child to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 10 years.

(3) In this section--

"child" means a person under the age of 18 years.

"criminal activity" means conduct that constitutes a serious indictable offence.

"recruit" means counsel, procure, solicit, incite or induce.