Part 1Rape etc.
Sexual assault and other sexual offences
9Voyeurism
1
A person (“A”) commits an offence, to be known as the offence of voyeurism, if A does any of the things mentioned in subsections (2) to (5).
2
The first thing is that A—
a
without another person (“B”) consenting, and
b
without any reasonable belief that B consents,
for a purpose mentioned in subsection (6) observes B doing a private act.
3
The second thing is that A—
a
without another person (“B”) consenting, and
b
without any reasonable belief that B consents,
operates equipment with the intention of enabling A or another person (“C”), for a purpose mentioned in subsection (7), to observe B doing a private act.
4
The third thing is that A—
a
without another person (“B”) consenting, and
b
without any reasonable belief that B consents,
records B doing a private act with the intention that A or another person (“C”), for a purpose mentioned in subsection (7), will look at an image of B doing the act.
5
The fourth thing is that A—
a
installs equipment, or
b
constructs or adapts a structure or part of a structure with the intention of enabling A or another person to do an act referred to in subsection (2), (3) or (4).
6
The purposes referred to in subsection (2) are—
a
obtaining sexual gratification,
b
humiliating, distressing or alarming B.
7
The purposes referred to in subsections (3) and (4) are—
a
obtaining sexual gratification (whether for A or C),
b
humiliating, distressing or alarming B.