Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p144
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 144/268)
Character Range: 731368–734030

Note 2: For conduct for the defence or international relations of Australia, see section 119.9.

119.6  Recruiting persons to join organisations engaged in hostile activities against foreign governments
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person recruits, in Australia, another person to become a member of, or to serve in any capacity with, a body or association of persons; and
 (b) the objectives of the body or association include any one or more of the objectives referred to in the definition of engage in a hostile activity in subsection 117.1(1).
Note: For conduct for the defence or international relations of Australia, see section 119.9.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.

119.7  Recruiting persons to serve in or with an armed force in a foreign country

Recruiting others to serve with foreign armed forces
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person recruits, in Australia, another person to serve in any capacity in or with an armed force in a foreign country.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

Publishing recruitment advertisements
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person publishes in Australia:
 (i) an advertisement; or
 (ii) an item of news that was procured by the provision or promise of money or any other consideration; and
 (b) the person is reckless as to the fact that the publication of the advertisement or item of news is for the purpose of recruiting persons to serve in any capacity in or with an armed force in a foreign country.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person publishes in Australia:
 (i) an advertisement; or
 (ii) an item of news that was procured by the provision or promise of money or any other consideration; and
 (b) the advertisement or item of news contains information:
 (i) relating to the place at which, or the manner in which, persons may make applications to serve, or obtain information relating to service, in any capacity in or with an armed force in a foreign country; or
 (ii) relating to the manner in which persons may travel to a foreign country for the purpose of serving in any capacity in or with an armed force in a foreign country.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

Facilitating recruitment
 (4) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct in Australia; and
 (b) the person engages in the conduct intending to facilitate or promote the recruitment of persons to serve in any capacity in or with an armed force in a foreign country.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

Exception
 (5) This section does not apply in relation to service of a person in or with an armed force in circumstances