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CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 62

Abrogation of obsolete rules of law

    (1)     The rule of law whereby a male person under the age of fourteen years is conclusively presumed to be impotent is hereby abrogated.

S. 62(2) substituted by No. 10233 s. 10, amended by No. 74/2014 s. 7(6).

    (2)     The existence of a marriage does not constitute, or raise any presumption of, consent by a person to an act of sexual penetration with another person or to touching that is sexual (with or without aggravating circumstances) by another person.

S. 62(3) repealed by No. 8/1991 s. 6(c), new s. 62(3) inserted by No. 74/2014 s. 7(7), amended by No. 47/2016 s. 17.

    (3)     A reference in this section to sexual penetration means sexual penetration as defined by section 35A.

(9) Child stealing

No. 6103 s. 63.



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