Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562:section:26a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 26A
Character Range: 64687–65503

26A  Communication prejudicing security of nuclear material or associated item
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person communicates information to someone else; and
 (b) the person knows that the communication could prejudice the physical security of nuclear material, or an associated item, to which Part II applies.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 8 years.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the communication is authorised by a person who has been granted a permit to possess the nuclear material or associated item.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (3) Section 15.2 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction—category B) applies to an offence against subsection (1) of this section.