The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

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en^ of Girls er Twelve. Any person who has unlawful
carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of twelve years is guilty of a
crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for life, with or
without whipping.
Any person who attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of a
girl under the age of twelve years is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable
to i~p~~sonmen~ with hard labour for seven years, with or without
w~~p~i~~g.
In the case of an offender whose age does not exceed sixteen years,
the Court, instead of sentenc~ng him to any term of imprisonment, may,
in addition to the sentence of whipping, or without such sentence, order
him to be sent to an industrial or reformatory school, and to be there
detained €or a period not exceeding three years.
A prosecut~on for either of the offences defined in this section must
be begun within six months after the offence is committed.
A person cannot be convicted of either of the offences defined in this
section upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
The wife of the accused person is a competent but not a compellable
witness.
As amended by Act of 1943, 7 Geo. 6 No. 14, s. 4; Act of 1945, 9 Geo. 6 No.
11, s. 4.
premises, or
having, or acting or assisting in, the manage~ent or control of any
premises, induces or owin in^^^ permits any girl of such age as is in this
section mentioned to resort to or be in or upon such premises for the
purpose of being ~~awfu~~y carnally known by any man, whether a
particular man or not, is guilty of an indictable offence,
If the girl is under the age of sixteen years, he is guilty of a
mis~e~~anour~ and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for two
years, with or without whipping.
If the girl is under the age of twelve years, he is guilty of a crime,
and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for life, with or without
whipping.
It is a defence to a charge of any of the o ences defined in this
section to prove that the accused person believed, on reasonable grounds,
that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years.
The husbaEd or wife of the accused person is a competent but not
a compellable witness.
As amended by Acl of 1913 (No. 2), 4 G ~Q. 5 No. 25 s. 2; Act of 1976,
No. 25, s. 19 Sch.
er Ten. Any person who attempts to have
unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of ten years is guilty
of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for fourteen
years, with or without whipping.
The offender cannot be arrested without warrant.
The wife of the accused person is a competent but not a compellable
witness.