Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 5 - THE SECURITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH  

Part 5.3A - State sponsors of terrorism  

Division 113 - Financing state terrorist act targeted at Australia  

SECTION 113.2   Financing person involved in state terrorist act targeted at Australia  

(1)    
A person commits an offence if:

(a)    the person intentionally:

(i) makes funds available to another person (whether directly or indirectly); or

(ii) collects funds for, or on behalf of, another person (whether directly or indirectly); and

(b)    the first-mentioned person is reckless as to whether the other person will use the funds to facilitate or engage in a state terrorist act targeted at Australia; and

(c)    if the first-mentioned person is a foreign state entity or a member of a foreign state entity - the entity is a state sponsor of terrorism.

Penalty: Imprisonment for life.

(2)    
A person commits an offence under subsection (1) even if:

(a)    a state terrorist act targeted at Australia does not occur; or

(b)    the funds will not be used to facilitate or engage in a specific state terrorist act targeted at Australia; or

(c)    the funds will be used to facilitate or engage in more than one terrorist act.

(3)    
Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(c) .