The law about blasphemous libel, which was part of the Crimes Act 1961 and related to crimes against religion, no longer exists. This means that it is not a crime anymore. The government removed this law on 12 March 2019. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 5 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2019.
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122: Assisting escape of mentally impaired person detained for offence, or
“ Helping a mentally unwell person escape when they're supposed to be kept safe for breaking a rule ”
124: Distribution or exhibition of indecent matter, or
“You can get in trouble for showing or giving out yucky things to people without a good reason.”
