Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 47

    (1)     A person (A) commits an offence if—

        (a)     A—

              (i)     takes away or detains another person (B); or

              (ii)     causes B to be taken away or detained by another person; and

        (b)     B does not consent to being taken away or detained; and

        (c)     A knows that—

              (i)     B does not consent to being taken away or detained; or

              (ii)     B probably does not consent to being taken away or detained; and

        (d)     A intends that—

              (i)     B will take part in a sexual act with A or another person (C) or both; or

              (ii)     A or C will marry B (whether or not B consents to being married).

    (2)     A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).

    (3)     It is immaterial that the law prohibits or would not recognise (for whatever reason) a marriage between A and B or between C and B.

Note

See section 35C for the meaning of taking part in a sexual act.

New s. 48 inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 15.