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 (4) For the purposes of the definition of terrorist act in subsection (1), action falls within this subsection if it:
 (a) causes serious harm that is physical harm to a person; or
 (b) causes serious damage to property; or
 (ba) causes a person's death; or
 (c) endangers a person's life, other than the life of the person taking the action; or
 (d) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public; or
 (e) seriously interferes with, seriously disrupts, or destroys, an electronic system including, but not limited to:
 (i) an information system; or
 (ii) a telecommunications system; or
 (iii) a financial system; or
 (iv) a system used for the delivery of essential government services; or
 (v) a system used for, or by, an essential public utility; or
 (vi) a system used for, or by, a transport system.

 (4A) For the purposes of the definition of terrorist act in subsection (1), action falls within this subsection if it:
 (a) is advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action; and
 (b) is not intended:
 (i) to cause serious harm that is physical harm to a person; or
 (ii) to cause a person's death; or
 (iii) to endanger the life of a person, other than the person taking the action; or
 (iv) to create a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public.

 (5) In subsections (4) and (4A):
 (a) a reference to any person or property is a reference to any person or property wherever situated, within or outside Australia; and
 (b) a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country other than Australia.