Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:4:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 16/21)
Character Range: 321273–324057

person to whom the threat is made or any other person; or
 (iii) involves the person making a demand with menaces.
Note: An alternative verdict may be available for an offence against this subsection (see section 93.5).

            Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.

Interference involving targeted person

 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) any of the following circumstances exists:
 (i) the conduct is engaged in on behalf of, or in collaboration with, a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal;
 (ii) the conduct is directed, funded or supervised by a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal; and
 (c) the person intends that the conduct will influence another person (the target):
 (i) in relation to a political or governmental process of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
 (ii) in the target's exercise (whether or not in Australia) of any Australian democratic or political right or duty; and
 (d) the person conceals from, or fails to disclose to, the target the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (b).
Note: An alternative verdict may be available for an offence against this subsection (see section 93.5).

            Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.

Other matters

 (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b):
 (a) the person does not need to have in mind a particular foreign principal; and
 (b) the person may have in mind more than one foreign principal.

92.3  Offence of reckless foreign interference

Interference generally

 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) any of the following circumstances exists:
 (i) the conduct is engaged in on behalf of, or in collaboration with, a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal;
 (ii) the conduct is directed, funded or supervised by a foreign principal or a person acting on behalf of a foreign principal; and
 (c) the person is reckless as to whether the conduct will:
 (i) influence a political or governmental process of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
 (ii) influence the exercise (whether or not in Australia) of an Australian democratic or political right or duty; or
 (iii) support intelligence activities of a foreign principal; or
 (iv) prejudice Australia's national security; and
 (d) any part of the conduct:
 (i) is covert or involves deception; or
 (ii) involves the person making a threat to cause serious harm, whether to the person to whom the threat is made or any other person; or
 (iii) involves the person making a demand with menaces.

            Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.

Interference involving targeted person

 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person