Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 34A

  (1)   A person commits an offence if the person carries, sends or moves nuclear material into or out of Australia or a foreign country.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 10 years.

  (2)   Subsection   ( 1) does not apply if the carrying, sending or moving is done with lawful authority.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   ( 2) (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).