Section 351ACrimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity

(1) A person (not being a child) who recruits another person to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person (not being a child) who recruits a child to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence.
(3) In this section—
child means a person under the age of 18 years.
criminal activity means conduct that constitutes a serious indictable offence.
recruit means counsel, procure, solicit, incite or induce.

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