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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 16

Communicating with the enemy

             (1)  A person who is a defence member or a defence civilian is guilty of 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 .



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