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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 45A Offence to contravene regulations

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 45A

Offence to contravene regulations

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   regulations made under section   23 require the person to comply with a requirement relating to the storage, handling or destruction of national security information; and

  (b)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct results in the requirement being contravened; and

  (d)   the contravention of the requirement is likely to prejudice national security.

Penalty:   6 months imprisonment.

  (2)   In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

  (a)   do an act; or

  (b)   omit to perform an act.