Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00506:clause:1_16:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00506
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 16 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 38002–40811

16  At the end of Division 90 of the Criminal Code
Add:

90.2  Definition of foreign principal

  Each of the following is a foreign principal:
 (a) a foreign government principal;
 (aa) a foreign political organisation;
 (b) a public international organisation within the meaning of Division 70 (see section 70.1);
 (c) a terrorist organisation within the meaning of Division 102 (see section 102.1);
 (d) an entity or organisation owned, directed or controlled by a foreign principal within the meaning of paragraph (aa), (b) or (c);
 (e) an entity or organisation owned, directed or controlled by 2 or more foreign principals within the meaning of paragraph (a), (aa), (b) or (c).

90.3  Definition of foreign government principal

  Each of the following is a foreign government principal:
 (a) the government of a foreign country or of part of a foreign country;
 (b) an authority of the government of a foreign country;
 (c) an authority of the government of part of a foreign country;
 (d) a foreign local government body or foreign regional government body;
 (e) a company to which any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (a) of the definition of foreign public enterprise in section 70.1 applies;
 (f) a body or association to which either of the subparagraphs of paragraph (b) of the definition of foreign public enterprise in section 70.1 applies;
 (h) an entity or organisation owned, directed or controlled:
 (i) by a foreign government principal within the meaning of any other paragraph of this definition; or
 (ii) by 2 or more such foreign government principals that are foreign government principals in relation to the same foreign country.

90.4  Definition of national security

 (1) The national security of Australia or a foreign country means any of the following:
 (a) the defence of the country;
 (b) the protection of the country or any part of it, or the people of the country or any part of it, from activities covered by subsection (2);
 (c) the protection of the integrity of the country's territory and borders from serious threats;
 (d) the carrying out of the country's responsibilities to any other country in relation to the matter mentioned in paragraph (c) or an activity covered by subsection (2);
 (e) the country's political, military or economic relations with another country or other countries.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), this subsection covers the following activities relating to a country, whether or not directed from, or committed within, the country:
 (a) espionage;
 (b) sabotage;
 (c) terrorism;
 (d) political violence;
 (e) activities intended and likely to obstruct, hinder or interfere with the performance by the country's defence force of its functions or with the carrying out of other activities by or for the country for the purposes