ANTI-TERRORISM ACT (NO. 2) 2005 NO. 144, 2005 - SCHEDULE 3 - Financing terrorism
ANTI-TERRORISM ACT (NO. 2) 2005 NO. 144, 2005 - SCHEDULE 3
- Financing terrorismCriminal Code Act 1995
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Paragraphs 102.6(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Criminal
Code
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(a) the person intentionally:
(i) receives funds from, or makes funds available to, an organisation
(whether directly or indirectly); or
(ii) collects funds for, or on behalf of, an organisation (whether directly
or indirectly); and
Note: The heading to section 102.6 of the Criminal Code is altered by omitting "to or from" and substituting "to, from or for".
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Subsection 103.1(3) of the Criminal Code
Repeal the subsection.
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At the end of Division 103 of the Criminal
Code
Add:
103.2 Financing a terrorist
- (1)
- A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally:
(i) makes funds available to another person (whether directly or
indirectly); or
(ii) collects funds for, or on behalf of, another person (whether directly
or indirectly); and
(b) the first-mentioned person is reckless as to whether the other person
will use the funds to facilitate or engage in a terrorist act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
- (2)
- A person commits an offence under subsection (1) even if:
(a) a terrorist act does not occur; or
(b) the funds will not be used to facilitate or engage in a specific
terrorist act; or
(c) the funds will be used to facilitate or engage in more than one
terrorist act.
103.3 Extended geographical jurisdiction for offences
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Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction—category D) applies
to an offence against this Division.
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Subsection 16(6) (paragraph (a) of the definition of
financing of terrorism offence )
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) section 102.6 or Division 103 of the Criminal Code ; or