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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 16 Communicating with the enemy

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 16

Communicating with the enemy

  (1)   A person who is a defence member or a defence civilian commits an offence if the person communicates with, or gives intelligence to, the enemy.

Maximum punishment:   Imprisonment for 15 years.

  (2)   It is a defence if the person proves that he or she had a reasonable excuse for the relevant conduct.

Note:   The defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2). See section   13.4 of the Criminal Code .