Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A "Class 1
offence" is —
(a) an
offence against a provision listed in Schedule 1 (if the offence complies
with any condition specified in that Schedule relating to the age of the
victim);
(b) an
offence under a law of another jurisdiction the elements of which, if they had
occurred in Western Australia, would have constituted an offence of a kind
referred to in this subsection;
(c) an
offence under a law of another jurisdiction that is prescribed by the
regulations to be a Class 1 offence;
(d) an
offence that, at the time it was committed —
(i)
was a Class 1 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
(ii)
in the case of an offence committed before the
commencement of this section — was an offence of a kind referred to
in this subsection.
(2) A "Class 2
offence" is —
(a) an
offence against a provision listed in Schedule 2 (if the offence complies
with any condition specified in that Schedule relating to the age of the
victim);
(b) an
offence under a law of another jurisdiction the elements of which, if they had
occurred in Western Australia, would have constituted an offence of a kind
referred to in this subsection;
(c) an
offence under a law of another jurisdiction that is prescribed by the
regulations to be a Class 2 offence;
(d) an
offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit an offence of
a kind referred to in this subsection or subsection (1);
(e) an
offence that, at the time it was committed —
(i)
was a Class 2 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
(ii)
in the case of an offence committed before the
commencement of this section — was an offence of a kind referred to
in this subsection.