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CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 52G

Exception—marriage or domestic partnership

A does not commit an offence against a provision of this Subdivision if, at the time at which the offence is alleged to have been committed—

        (a)     A and the person who has a cognitive impairment or mental illness are married to each other and the marriage is recognised as valid under the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth; or

        (b)     A is the domestic partner of the person who has a cognitive impairment or mental illness.

Note

The reference to A in this section is a reference to the same A referred to in the offence provisions in this Subdivision.

S. 52H inserted by No. 47/2016 s. 16.


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