South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (SENTENCING) ACT 2017 (NO 53 OF 2017) - SECT 17

17—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

Section 4, definition of "serious sexual offence"—delete the definition and substitute:

"serious sexual offence" means any of the following offences where the maximum penalty prescribed for the offence is, or includes, imprisonment for at least 5 years:

            (a)         —

                  (i)         an offence under section 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 63B, 66, 67, 68 or 72 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

;

                  (ii)         an offence against a corresponding previous enactment substantially similar to an offence referred to in subparagraph (i)

;

                  (iii)         an attempt to commit or an assault with intent to commit any of the offences referred to in either of the preceding subparagraphs;

            (b)         an offence against the law of another State or a Territory corresponding to an offence referred to in paragraph (a)

;