Criminal Code Act 1995

For the purposes of this Part, an action, or a threat of action, that is a terrorist act is targeted at Australia if:

the action is, or is threatened to be, done in Australia; or

the action falls within subsection (2); or

the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of:

coercing, or influencing by intimidation, the government of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, or of part of a State or Territory; or

intimidating the Australian public or a section of the Australian public.

Action falls within this subsection if it:

causes serious harm that is physical harm to a person who is:

an Australian citizen; or

an Australian permanent resident; or

causes serious damage to property, and the Commonwealth or a State or Territory has:

possession or control of the property; or

a proprietary right or interest in the property (other than an equitable interest arising only from an agreement to transfer an interest, an agreement to grant an interest or a constructive trust); or

causes the death of a person who is:

an Australian citizen; or

an Australian permanent resident; or

endangers the life of a person who is:

an Australian citizen; or

an Australian permanent resident;

creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the Australian public or a section of the Australian public; or

seriously interferes with, seriously disrupts, or destroys, an electronic system that operates wholly or partly in Australia, including, but not limited to:

an information system that operates wholly or partly in Australia; or

a telecommunications system that operates wholly or partly in Australia; or

an Australian financial system; or

a system used for the delivery of essential services by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or

a system used for, or by, an essential public utility that operates wholly or partly in Australia; or

a system used for, or by, a transport system that operates wholly or partly in Australia.