New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 61M

61M Aggravated indecent assault

(1) Any person who assaults another person in circumstances of aggravation, and, at the time of, or immediately before or after, the assault, commits an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person, is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.

(2) Any person who assaults another person, and, at the time of, or immediately before or after, the assault, commits an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person, is liable to imprisonment for 10 years, if the other person is under the age of 16 years.

(3) In this section, "circumstances of aggravation" means circumstances in which:

(a) the alleged offender is in the company of another person or persons, or

(c) the alleged victim is (whether generally or at the time of the commission of the offence) under the authority of the alleged offender, or

(d) the alleged victim has a serious physical disability, or

(e) the alleged victim has a cognitive impairment.