Section 80AC — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Accused persons who are minors

(1) For the purposes of any offence, a person is not, by reason only of age, to be presumed incapable of having sexual intercourse with another person or of having an intent to have sexual intercourse with another person.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of any law relating to the age at which a child can be convicted of an offence.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 80A — Sexual assault by forced self-manipulation
s 80AA — Referral to child protection agency
s 80AB — Alternative verdicts
s 80AD — Common law offences of rape and attempted rape abolished
s 80AE — Consent no defence in certain cases
s 80AF — Uncertainty about time when sexual offence against child occurred

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