Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

3A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 2

4............ Extension of Act to Territories ........................................................... 2

5............ Act not to apply to acts done for defence of Australia ...................... 2

6............ Incursions into foreign States with intention of engaging in hostile activities          2

7............ Preparations for incursions into foreign States for purpose of engaging in hostile activities   4

8............ Recruiting persons to join organizations engaged in hostile activities against foreign governments         6

9............ Recruiting persons to serve in or with an armed force in a foreign State 6

9A......... Mode of trial ....................................................................................... 7

10.......... Consent of Attorney-General required for prosecutions ................... 8

11.......... Certificates of Ministers ..................................................................... 8

12.......... Regulations ......................................................................................... 9

Notes                                                                                                                                             11

An Act relating to Incursions into Foreign States and Recruitment for Service in Armed Forces in Foreign States

Notes to the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978

Note 1

The Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 13, 1978 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978	13, 1978	14 Apr 1978	14 Apr 1978
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987	120, 1987	16 Dec 1987	Part IV (ss. 19-26): 13 Jan 1988 (a)	--
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989	11, 1990	17 Jan 1990	Part 7 (ss. 18-21): 14 Feb 1990 (b)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 14: (c)	S. 4(1) and (2)
Anti-terrorism Act 2004	104, 2004	30 June 2004	1 July 2004	S. 4(2)
Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005	144, 2005	14 Dec 2005	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 1 (item 1): 15 Dec 2005	S. 4

(a)     The Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 was amended by Part IV (sections 19-26) only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987, subsection 2(6) of which provides as follows:

                 (6)   The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(b)    The Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 was amended by Part 7 (sections 18-21) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 was amended by Schedule 14 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title......................................	am. No. 120, 1987
S. 3......................................	am. No. 120, 1987
S. 3A...................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
S. 5......................................	am. No. 120, 1987
Heading to s. 6....................	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 6......................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 24, 2001; No. 104, 2004; No. 144, 2005
S. 7......................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 24, 2001; No. 104, 2004
S. 9......................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 99, 1988; No. 24, 2001
S. 9A...................................	ad. No. 11, 1990
	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 10....................................	am. No. 11, 1990; No. 24, 2001
S. 11....................................	ad. No. 120, 1987
	am. No. 11, 1990; No. 24, 2001; No. 104, 2004
S. 12....................................	ad. No. 104, 2004

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Anti-terrorism Act 2004 (No. 104, 2004)

4  Application of amendments

             (2)  The amendment made by item 17 of Schedule 1 does not apply to proceedings for offences alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this Act.

Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005 (No. 144, 2005)

4  Review of anti-terrorism laws

             (1)  The Council of Australian Governments agreed on 27 September 2005 that the Council would, after 5 years, review the operation of:

                     (a)  the amendments made by Schedules 1, 3, 4 and 5; and

                     (b)  certain State laws.

             (2)  If a copy of the report in relation to the review is given to the Attorney-General, the Attorney-General must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days after the Attorney-General receives the copy of the report.