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Obscenity and indecent actsPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 173(1) — indecent act — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 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.
s. 173(1) — indecent act — 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.
s. 173(2) — exposure to a person under 16 — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 90 days–2 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
Minimum 90 days.
s. 173(2) — exposure to a person under 16 — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 30 days–6 months
- Fine
- No fine stated
Minimum 30 days.
PARTIAL: the fetched s. 163 text states the offence but no punishment subsection was shown on the retrieved page — the punishment provision for s. 163 was not located in this session and is not stated here. The s. 173 tiers below were read from the official text.