CRIMES (FOREIGN INCURSIONS AND RECRUITMENT) ACT 1978 No. 13 of 1978 - SECT 7 Preparations for incursions into foreign countries for purpose of engaging in hostile activities

CRIMES (FOREIGN INCURSIONS AND RECRUITMENT) ACT 1978 No. 13 of 1978 - SECT 7

7. (1) A person shall not, whether within or outside Australia-

   (a)  do any act preparatory to the commission of an offence against
        section  6 , whether by that person or by another person;

   (b)  accumulate, stockpile or otherwise keep arms, explosives, munitions,
        poisons or weapons for the purpose of the commission of an offence
        against section 6, whether by that person or by another person;

   (c)  train or drill or participate in training or drilling, or be present
        at a meeting or assembly of persons with intent to train or drill or
        to participate in training or drilling, any other person in the use of
        arms or explosives, or the practice of military exercises, movements
        or evolutions, for the purpose of preparing that other person to
        commit an offence against section 6;

   (d)  allow himself to be trained or drilled, or be present at a meeting or
        assembly of persons with intent to allow himself to be trained or
        drilled, in the use of arms or explosives, or the practice of military
        exercises, movements or evolutions, for the purpose of the commission
        of an offence against section 6;

   (e)  give money or goods to, or perform services for, any other person or
        any body or association of persons for the purpose of supporting or
        promoting the commission of an offence against section 6;

   (f)  receive or solicit money or goods, or the performance of services, for
        the purpose of supporting or promoting the commission of an offence
        against section 6; or

   (g)  being the owner, lessee, occupier, agent or superintendent of any
        building, room, premises or place, knowingly permit a meeting or
        assembly of persons to be held in the building, room, premises or
        place for the purpose of committing, or supporting or promoting the
        commission of, an offence against this section.

(2) A person shall not be taken to have committed an offence against this
section in respect of the doing of an act outside Australia unless-

   (a)  at the time of the doing of that act, the person-

        (i)    was an Australian citizen; or

        (ii)   not being an Australian citizen, was ordinarily resident in
               Australia; or

   (b)  at any time during the period of one year immediately preceding the
        doing of that act, the person was present in Australia for a purpose
        connected with that act.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.