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A person who without the consent of another person and knowing that the alleged victim does not consent intentionally:
(a) carries out a sexual act with or towards the alleged victim, or
(b) incites the alleged victim to carry out a sexual act with or towards the alleged offender, or
(c) incites a third person to carry out a sexual act with or towards the alleged victim, or
(d) incites the alleged victim to carry out a sexual act with or towards a third person,
commits an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 18 months.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court
How committed:
A person masturbates in public
Important note:
Sexual act is defined is 61HC(1) For the purposes of this Division, sexual act means an act (other than sexual touching) carried out in circumstances where a reasonable person would consider the act to be sexual. Ss.(2) goes onto describe circumstances to consider.