35A
CurrentActs against nuclear facilities etc.
Part IIIOffences
Division 2Offences relating to the Physical Protection Convention
35A Acts against nuclear facilities etc.
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person does an act that is directed against a nuclear facility or that interferes with the operation of a nuclear facility; and
(b)
the person does so intending that the act will cause, or knowing that the act is likely to cause:
(i)
the death of, or serious injury to, any person; or
(ii)
substantial damage to property or to the environment;
by exposure to radiation or by the release of radioactive substances.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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