National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018 (67 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Treason, espionage, foreign interference and related offences

Part 1   Main amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995

10   Subsection 90.1(1) of the Criminal Code

Insert:

advantage : conduct will not advantage the national security of a foreign country if the conduct will advantage Australia's national security to an equivalent extent.

concerns : information or an article concerns Australia's national security if the information or article relates to, or is connected with, or is of interest or importance to, or affects, Australia's national security.

deal : a person deals with information or an article if the person does any of the following in relation to the information or article:

(a) receives or obtains it;

(b) collects it;

(c) possesses it;

(d) makes a record of it;

(e) copies it;

(f) alters it;

(g) conceals it;

(h) communicates it;

(i) publishes it;

(j) makes it available.

Note: See also the definition of make available in this subsection and subsection (2).

foreign government principal has the meaning given by section 90.3.

foreign political organisation includes:

(a) a foreign political party; and

(b) a foreign organisation that exists primarily to pursue political objectives; and

(c) a foreign organisation that exists to pursue militant, extremist or revolutionary objectives.

foreign principal has the meaning given by section 90.2.