Repeat Serious Child Sex Offences
A mandatory sentencing program has been introduced in for sentencing those convicted of repeat serious child sex ofences. Those who are convicted of a repeat serious child sex offence MUST be sentenced to life imprisonment or given an indefinite sentence (s161E(2)).
A serious child sex offence involves the commission/counselling or procuring of an offence that is listed in sch 1A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), such as sodomy, UCK or Rape, in relation to a child under 16 years in circumstances where life is a maximum penalty (s161D). The provisions apply where someone is convicted of a serious child sex offence (committed as an adult) after previously being convicted of another serious child sex offence (committed as an adult) (s161E(1)).
A serious child sex offence involves the commission/counselling or procuring of an offence that is listed in sch 1A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), such as sodomy, UCK or Rape, in relation to a child under 16 years in circumstances where life is a maximum penalty (s161D). The provisions apply where someone is convicted of a serious child sex offence (committed as an adult) after previously being convicted of another serious child sex offence (committed as an adult) (s161E(1)).