Any person who is in possession of a child-like sex doll is guilty of an offence [Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 63AAB]. Maximum penalty: 10 years imprisonment A child-like sex doll means [s 62]: an actual doll or other object that ...

Any person who is in possession of child exploitation material (child pornography) knowing of its pornographic nature; or who intends to obtain, or makes a step towards obtaining, such exploitation material is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: First offence: ...

Any person who hosts or administers, or assists in the hosting or administration of a website used by another person to deal with child exploitation material either: intending that the website be used by another person to deal with the ...

Any person who encourages another person to use a website, and intends the other person to use the website to deal with child exploitation material, is guilty of an offence [Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 63AB(5)]. It is not ...

The position of inequality between offender and victim and the life long effect on a victim makes sexual crimes against children particularly serious. As such the maximum penalties for these offences can be quite high. For example, the maximum penalty for the offence of Persistent ...

A person is guilty of theft if the person deals with property dishonestly and without the owner's consent. The person must also intend either to deprive the owner permanently of the property, or to make a serious encroachment on the owner's proprietary rights [s 134(1) Criminal ...

Serious criminal trespass occurs if a person enters or remains in a place (other than a place that is open to the public) as a trespasser with the intention of committing an offence involving theft, or against a person (such ...

If force is used or threatened in order to commit a theft, the offence becomes the more serious charge of robbery. A person who commits theft is guilty of robbery if the person uses, or threatens to use, force against ...

Under the Graffiti Control Act 2001 (SA) and the Graffiti Control Regulations 2013 (SA) ‘graffiti implements’ include cans of coloured (non transparent) spray paint and permanent (indelible) markers or pens with a tip of 8mm or more [s 3; reg 4]. Sale to a ...

A person who enters information into an Electronic Court Management System (CourtSA) knowing that the information is false or misleading is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: $10 000. [s 241A(1) Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA); see r 14 Criminal Law Consolidation ...