Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 4 Acts injurious to the public in generalChapter 22 Offences against morality[s 221]prescribed age means—(a) for an offence defined in section 208—18 years; or(b) for an offence defined in section 210 or 215—16 years.221 Conspiracy to defileAny person who conspires with another to induce any person,by any false pretence or other fraudulent means, to permit anyperson to have unlawful carnal knowledge with or of him orher commits a crime.Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.222 Incest(1) Any person who—(a) has carnal knowledge with or of the person’s offspringor other lineal descendant, or sibling, parent,grandparent, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece; and(b) knows that the other person bears that relationship tohim or her, or some relationship of that type to him orher;commits a crime.Maximum penalty—imprisonment for life.(2) Any person who attempts to commit the crime of incest isliable to imprisonment for 10 years.(3) It is immaterial that the act or attempted act of carnalknowledge happened with the consent of either person.(4) It is a defence to a charge under this section to prove that theaccused person was, at the time when the act or attempted actof carnal knowledge happened, acting under the coercion ofthe other person.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 129