Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 27

             (1)  Any person who:

                     (a)  in contravention of the directions of a proclamation by the Governor‑General in that behalf, trains or drills any other person to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements, or evolutions; or

                     (b)  is present at any meeting or assembly of persons, held in contravention of the directions of a proclamation by the Governor‑General, for the purpose of there training or drilling any other person to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements, or evolutions;

shall be guilty of an indictable offence.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 5 years.

             (2)  Any person who, at any meeting or assembly held in contravention of the directions of a proclamation by the Governor‑General in that behalf, is trained or drilled to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements, or evolutions, shall be guilty of an indictable offence.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 2 years.