Offence of sabotage involving foreign principal with intention as to national security
82.3 Offence of sabotage involving foreign principal with intention as to national security
A person commits an offence if:
the person engages in conduct; and
the conduct results in damage to public infrastructure; and
the person intends that the conduct will:
prejudice Australia’s national security; or
advantage the national security of a foreign country; and
any of the following circumstances exists:
the conduct is engaged in on behalf of, or in collaboration with, a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal;
the conduct is directed, funded or supervised by a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.
For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(c)(ii), the person:
does not need to have in mind a particular foreign country; and
may have in mind more than one foreign country.
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), the person:
does not need to have in mind a particular foreign principal; and
may have in mind more than one foreign principal.
An alternative verdict may be available for an offence against this section (see section 82.12).
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