Terrorist act
5 Terrorist act
(1) In this Act, terrorist act means an action or threat of an action if:
(a) the action falls within subsection (2) and does not fall within subsection (3);
(b) the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause; and
the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of:
(i) coercing, or influencing by intimidation, the government of the Commonwealth or a State, Territory or foreign country, or of part of a State, Territory or foreign country; or
intimidating the public or a section of the public.
Action falls within this subsection if it:
causes serious harm that is physical harm to a person;
causes serious damage to property;
causes a person's death;
(d) endangers a person's life, other than the life of the person taking the action;
creates a serious risk to public health or public safety; or
(f) seriously interferes with, seriously disrupts, or destroys, an electronic system, including but not limited to:
an information system;
a telecommunications system;
a financial system;
a system used for the delivery of essential government services;
a system used for, or by, an essential public utility; or
a system used for, or by, a transport system.
Action falls within this subsection if it:
is advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action; and
it is not intended:
to cause serious harm that is physical harm to a person;
to cause a person's death;
(iii) to endanger a person's life, other than the life of the person taking the action; or
to create a serious risk to public health or public safety.
(4) In this section, a reference to a person or property is a reference to a person or property wherever situated, within or outside the Territory (including within or outside Australia).
Part 2 Powers exercisable under authorisations
Division 1 Giving of authorisations
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