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Act index » Part I - Offences » Division 1 - Offences against the person » Subdivision (8B) - Sexual offences against children
49V Defence to offence against a child under 16— similarity in age
It is a defence to a charge for an offence against section 49B(1) if, at the time of the conduct constituting the offence—