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Outraging public decency

Outraging public decency is a common law offence in England and Wales,[1] Hong Kong[2] and the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.[3]: 42 

It is punishable by unlimited imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.[1] But in Hong Kong, the one who committed the offence can only be imprisoned for 7 years at maximum.[4]

  1. ^ a b Halsbury's Laws of England 5th edition, volume 26, paragraph 717
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference lawcom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Section 101I, Criminal Procedure Ordinance". 2008.

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