Brumby Govt Asks Council to Look at Child Sex Offences
Source: Victoria. Attorney General. Media Release
"The Brumby Government has asked the Sentencing Advisory Council to look at appropriate maximum penalties for the offence of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16. Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls said the Government referred the issue to the Council following community concern over maximum penalties for different categories of this offence. In Victoria the maximum penalty for the offence of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 10 is 25 years’ jail. The maximum penalty for the sexual penetration of a child aged between 10 and16 is 15 years’ jail if the child was under the care, supervision and authority of the offender, and 10 years’ jail if the child was otherwise aged between 10 and 16.“The Government has sought advice from the Council on these penalties because of concerns over a possible disparity between maximum penalties for offences against children under 10 and children aged between 10 and 16,” Mr Hulls said."