Criminal Code Act. Australia
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Название: Criminal Code Act

Автор: Australia

Издательство: Проспект

Жанр: Юриспруденция, право

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isbn: 9785392081615

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СКАЧАТЬ Act 1901 apply to this Part.

      100.6 Concurrent operation intended

      (1) This Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.

      (2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory that makes:

      (a) an act or omission that is an offence against a provision of this Part; or

      (b) a similar act or omission;

      an offence against the law of the State or Territory.

      (3) Subsection (2) applies even if the law of the State or Territory does any one or more of the following:

      (a) provides for a penalty for the offence that differs from the penalty provided for in this Part;

      (b) provides for a fault element in relation to the offence that differs from the fault elements applicable to the offence under this Part;

      (c) provides for a defence in relation to the offence that differs from the defences applicable to the offence under this Part.

      (4) If:

      (a) an act or omission of a person is an offence under this Part and is also an offence under the law of a State or Territory; and

      (b) the person has been punished for the offence under the law of the State or Territory;

      the person is not liable to be punished for the offence under this Part.

      100.7 Regulations may modify operation of this Part to deal with interaction between this Part and State and Territory laws

      (1) The regulations may modify the operation of this Part so that:

      (a) provisions of this Part do not apply to a matter that is dealt with by a law of a State or Territory specified in the regulations; or

      (b) no inconsistency arises between the operation of a provision of this Part and the operation of a State or Territory law specified in the regulations.

      (2) Without limiting subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of that subsection may provide that the provision of this Part does not apply to:

      (a) a person specified in the regulations; or

      (b) a body specified in the regulations; or

      (c) circumstances specified in the regulations; or

      (d) a person or body specified in the regulations in the circumstances specified in the regulations.

      (3) In this section:

      matter includes act, omission, body, person or thing.

      100.8 Approval for changes to or affecting this Part

      (1) This section applies to:

      (a) an express amendment of this Part (including this section); and

      (b) an express amendment of Chapter 2 that applies only to this Part (whether or not it is expressed to apply only to this Part).

      (2) An express amendment to which this section applies is not to be made unless the amendment is approved by:

      (a) a majority of the group consisting of the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and

      (b) at least 4 States.

      Division 101

      Terrorism

      101.1 Terrorist acts

      (1) A person commits an offence if the person engages in a terrorist act.

      Penalty: Imprisonment for life.

      (2) Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction — category D) applies to an offence against subsection (1).

      101.2 Providing or receiving training connected with terrorist acts

      (1) A person commits an offence if:

      (a) the person provides or receives training; and

      (b) the training is connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in a terrorist act; and

      (c) the person mentioned in paragraph (a) knows of the connection described in paragraph (b).

      Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.

      (2) A person commits an offence if:

      (a) the person provides or receives training; and

      (b) the training is connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in a terrorist act; and

      (c) the person mentioned in paragraph (a) is reckless as to the existence of the connection described in paragraph (b).

      Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.

      (3) A person commits an offence under this section even if:

      (a) a terrorist act does not occur; or

      (b) the training is not connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in a specific terrorist act; or

      (c) the training is connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in more than one terrorist act.

      (4) Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction — category D) applies to an offence against this section.

      (5) If, in a prosecution for an offence (the prosecuted offence) against a subsection of this section, the trier of fact is not satisfied that the defendant is guilty of the offence, but is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of an offence (the alternative offence) against another subsection of this section, the trier of fact may find the defendant not guilty of the prosecuted offence but guilty of the alternative offence, so long as the defendant has been accorded procedural fairness in relation to that finding of guilt.

      101.4 Possessing things connected with terrorist acts

      (1) A person commits an offence if:

      (a) the person possesses a thing; and

      (b) the thing is connected with preparation for, the engagement of a person in, or assistance in a terrorist act; and

      (c) the person mentioned in paragraph (a) knows of the connection described in paragraph (b).

      Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.

      (2) A person commits an offence if:

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