40 Crimes 2013, No. 10 evidence of excess beyond what the public good requires; but it is a question of fact whether or not the acts complained of did so serve the public good and whether or not there was such excess. (4) It is no defence that the person charged did not know that the model, object, show or performance to which the charge relates was indecent, unless that person also satisfies the Court: (a) that the person had no reasonable opportunity of knowing it; and (b) that in the circumstances the person’s ignorance was excusable. (5) No person shall be prosecuted for an offence against this section without the leave in writing of the Attorney-General, who before giving leave may make such inquiries as the AttorneyGeneral thinks fit. (6) This section does not apply to any document or matter to which the Indecent Publications Ordinance 1960 relates, whether the document or matter is indecent within the meaning of that Ordinance or not. 82. Publication, distribution or exhibition of indecent material on child-(1) A person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven (7) years who without lawful justification who does any of the following: (a) sells, or delivers by way of hire, or has in his or her possession for sale or hire, or otherwise distributes in public any indecent material on a child; (b) exhibits or presents in or within view of any place to which the public have or are permitted to have access any indecent material on a child; (c) exhibits or presents in the presence of any person in consideration or expectation of any payment, or otherwise for gain, any indecent material on a child; (d) prints or causes to be printed any indecent material on a child; (e) knowingly has in possession or publishes any indecent material on a child;

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