South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO) ACT 2016 (NO 28 OF 2016) - SECT 33

33—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 4(1)—after the definition of "the Chief Magistrate insert:

"cognitive impairment" includes—

            (a)         a developmental disability (including, for example, an intellectual disability, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or an autistic spectrum disorder);

            (b)         an acquired disability as a result of illness or injury (including, for example, dementia, a traumatic brain injury or a neurological disorder);

            (c)         a mental illness;

        (2)         Section 4(1), definition of "sexual offence"—after paragraph (c) insert:

            (ca)         an offence of sexual exploitation of a person with a cognitive impairment under section 51 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

; or