Victorian Numbered Acts

TERRORISM (COMMUNITY PROTECTION) (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ACT 2006 (NO 30 OF 2006) - SECT 5

After section 4A of the Principal Act insert —

        "4B.     Providing documents or information facilitating terrorist acts

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person has possession or control of a document or information; and

        (b)     the person intentionally provides the document or information to another person; and

        (c)     the person does so with the intention of facilitating preparation for, the engagement of a person in or assistance in a terrorist act.

Penalty:     Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).

    (2)     A person commits an offence under sub-section (1) even if the terrorist act does not occur.

    (3)     If—

        (a)     an act or omission by a person is both an offence against sub-section (1) and an offence against Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth; and

        (b)     the person has been punished for the offence under that Part—

the person is not liable to be punished for the offence against sub-section (1).".