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Child sexual offences (non-material)Possibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 151 — sexual interference — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 1–14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
Victim under 16; minimum 1 year.
s. 151 — sexual interference — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 90 days–2 years less a day
- Fine
- No fine stated
Minimum 90 days.
s. 152 — invitation to sexual touching / exposure — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 1–14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
Victim under 16; minimum 1 year.
s. 152 — invitation to sexual touching / exposure — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 90 days–2 years less a day
- Fine
- No fine stated
Minimum 90 days.
s. 153 — sexual exploitation of a young person (16–17) — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 1–14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
Position of trust/authority, dependency, or exploitative relationship; minimum 1 year.
s. 153 — sexual exploitation of a young person (16–17) — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 90 days–2 years less a day
- Fine
- No fine stated
Minimum 90 days.
s. 153.1 — sexual exploitation of a person with a disability — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
No minimum stated in s. 153.1(1.1).
s. 153.1 — sexual exploitation of a person with a disability — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years less a day (s. 787 default)
- Fine
- Fine $0–$5,000 (s. 787 default)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
PARTIAL: s. 172.1 (luring) was not retrieved in this session and is not tiered — re-check before publishing. All tiers below were read from the official text.