There are also special laws applying to recording a sexual activity with another person or sending or receiving sexual pictures or videos. sexual acts that don’t involve touching – this can include masturbating in front of a person or encouraging a person to carry out a sexual act.Ĭonsent is required for any sexual act, not just those involving penetration.sexual touching – this includes touching over the clothes, touching under the clothes, handjobs and kissing.The law says that sexual intercourse is any penetration of a person’s genitalia or anus by any part of the body of another person or any object, or any kind of oral sex.Ī sexual act can include many different types of activities, such as: If you are worried about a relationship with an adult (including an online relationship), or communications you are receiving, please contact us for free and confidential advice. These laws can also apply to online relationships. In Victoria, grooming may occur where an adult over 18 communicates with a young person who is under 16 years old so that they can sexually abuse that young person. However, there are laws which make grooming children under the age of 16 a crime. In general, there are no laws that say when a young person can start dating another person (but there are laws about doing sexual activity with another person, which we explain below!)
