What the law states
The offence of voyeurism is outlined in section 91J of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and includes:
A person who, for the purpose of obtaining sexual arousal or sexual gratification, observes a person who is engaged in a private act without the consent of the person being observed to being observed for that purpose, and knowing that the person being observed does not consent to being observed for that purpose.
A private act includes when a person is in the state of undress, in the toilet, showering or bathing, engaged in a sexual act of a kind not ordinarily done in public or engaged in any other like activity and in circumstances in which a reasonable person would reasonably expect to be afforded privacy.
Penalties
The maximum penalty for the offence of voyeurism is $11,000 or 2 years imprisonment or both. Any attempt at committing this offence will incur the penalty imposed for the commission of the offence.
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