Proactive-release-Better-Outcomes-for-Victims-Work-Programme_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]
...sexual connection with a child (defined in s132(6)(a) as a person under the age of 12 years) and carries a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment. Section 132(5) also states that it is not a defence to a charge under that section that a child consented to the sexual activity. 57 However, data shows the rape of, or unlawful sexual connection with, a child is typically charged as a sexual violation under s128B of the Crimes Act 1961, primarily because the offence carries a maximum pen...