Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:11:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11 (pt 13/22)
Character Range: 147405–150264

the Secretary‑General of the United Nations as members of the military, police or civilian components of a UN operation; or
 (b) any other officials or experts on mission of the United Nations, its specialised agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency who are present in an official capacity in the area where a UN operation is being conducted.
 (2) In this Division, a person's conduct causes death or harm if it substantially contributes to the death or harm.

Division 72—Explosives and lethal devices

Subdivision A—International terrorist activities using explosive or lethal devices

72.1  Purpose
  The purpose of this Subdivision is to create offences relating to international terrorist activities using explosive or lethal devices and give effect to the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, done at New York on 15 December 1997.
Note: The text of the Convention is available in the Australian Treaties Library of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, accessible through that Department's website.

72.2  ADF members not liable for prosecution
  Nothing in this Subdivision makes a member of the Australian Defence Force acting in connection with the defence or security of Australia liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

72.3  Offences
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person intentionally delivers, places, discharges or detonates a device; and
 (b) the device is an explosive or other lethal device and the person is reckless as to that fact; and
 (c) the device is delivered, placed, discharged, or detonated, to, in, into or against:
 (i) a place of public use; or
 (ii) a government facility; or
 (iii) a public transportation system; or
 (iv) an infrastructure facility; and
 (d) the person intends to cause death or serious harm.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person intentionally delivers, places, discharges or detonates a device; and
 (b) the device is an explosive or other lethal device and the person is reckless as to that fact; and
 (c) the device is delivered, placed, discharged, or detonated, to, in, into or against:
 (i) a place of public use; or
 (ii) a government facility; or
 (iii) a public transportation system; or
 (iv) an infrastructure facility; and
 (d) the person intends to cause extensive destruction to the place, facility or system; and
 (e) the person is reckless as to whether that intended destruction results or is likely to result in major economic loss.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
 (3) Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(c).
Note: A court that is sentencing a person who has been convicted of an offence against this section must warn the person about continuing detention orders and extended supervision orders (see section 105A.23).

72.4  Jurisdictional requirement
 (1)