Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 69

Procurement etc. of minor for child pornography

69. Procurement etc. of minor for child pornography



(1) A person who-

   (a)  invites a minor to be in any way concerned in the making or production
        of child pornography; or





   (b)  procures a minor for the purpose of making or producing child
        pornography; or

   (c)  causes a minor to be in any way concerned in the making or production
        of child pornography; or

   (d)  offers a minor to be in any way concerned in the making or production
        of child pornography-

is guilty of an indictable offence punishable on conviction by level 5
imprisonment (10 years maximum).

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) to
prove, in the case of-

   (a)  a film; or

   (b)  a photograph contained in a publication; or

   (c)  a computer game-

that at the time of the alleged offence the film, publication or computer game
would, if classified, be classified other than RC or X or X 18+.