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CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 50AB

Meaning of act of indecency

             (1)  In this Part:

"act of indecency" means an act that:

                     (a)  is of a sexual nature; and

                     (b)  involves the human body, or bodily actions or functions; and

                     (c)  is so unbecoming or offensive that it amounts to a gross breach of ordinary contemporary standards of decency and propriety in the Australian community.

             (2)  To avoid doubt, act of indecency includes an indecent assault.



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