New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN ACT 2019 - SECT 22

22 Meaning of "sexual misconduct"

"Sexual misconduct" means conduct with, towards or in the presence of a child that--

(a) is sexual in nature, but

(b) is not a sexual offence.

Examples of sexual misconduct--:

1 descriptions of sexual acts without a legitimate reason to provide the descriptions

2 sexual comments, conversations or communications

3 comments to a child that express a desire to act in a sexual manner towards the child or another child