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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Criminal Law Consolidation (Dishonest Communication with
Children) Amendment Bill 2018
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Criminal
Law Consolidation Act 1935
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law
Consolidation Act 1935
4Insertion of Part 5 Division 5A
Division 5A—Dishonest communication with
children
139ADishonest
communication with children
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law Consolidation (Dishonest
Communication with Children) Amendment Act 2018.
This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by
proclamation.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935
4—Insertion
of Part 5 Division 5A
Part 5—after Division 5 insert:
Division 5A—Dishonest communication with
children
139A—Dishonest communication with
children
(1) A person of or over the age of 18 years who—
(a) knowingly communicates with a child; and
(b) makes a false representation in such communication
that—
(i) the person is younger than they are; or
(ii) the person is someone other than who they are; and
(c) meets or arranges to meet with the child,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A person of or over the age of 18 years who—
(a) knowingly communicates with a child; and
(b) makes a false representation in such communication
that—
(i) the person is younger than they are; or
(ii) the person is someone other than who they are,
with intent to commit an offence against the child is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
(3) In this section—
child means a person under the
age of 17 years.