Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 5/268)
Character Range: 385148–387890

not apply to the extent (if any) that it would infringe any constitutional doctrine of implied freedom of political communication.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6). See subsection 13.3(3).
 (7) A person who is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) in relation to the person's conduct on 2 or more occasions is not liable to be punished for an offence under subsection (1) for other conduct of the person that takes place:
 (a) at the same time as that conduct; or
 (b) within 7 days before or after any of those occasions.

Subdivision C—General provisions relating to offences

102.9  Extended geographical jurisdiction for offences
  Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction—category D) applies to an offence against this Division.

102.10  Alternative verdicts
 (1) This section applies if, in a prosecution for an offence (the prosecuted offence) against a subsection of a section of this Division, 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 that section.
 (2) 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.

Division 103—Financing terrorism

103.1  Financing terrorism
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person provides or collects funds; and
 (b) the person is reckless as to whether the funds will be used to facilitate or engage in a terrorist act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
Note: Intention is the fault element for the conduct described in paragraph (1)(a). See subsection 5.6(1).
 (2) A person commits an offence under subsection (1) even if:
 (a) a terrorist act does not occur; or
 (b) the funds will not be used to facilitate or engage in a specific terrorist act; or
 (c) the funds will be used to facilitate or engage in more than one terrorist act.

103.2  Financing a terrorist
 (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 terrorist act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
 (2) A person commits an offence under subsection (1) even if:
 (a) a terrorist act does not occur; or
 (b) the funds will not be used to facilitate or engage in a specific terrorist act; or
 (c)