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9A. Terrorist act

Any person who commits a terrorist act commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

 
10. Terrorism financing

(1) A person must not provide or collect, by any means, directly or indirectly, any property, intending, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the property will be used, in full or in part, to carry out a terrorist act.

(2) A person must not provide or collect, by any means, directly or indirectly, any property intending, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that they will benefit an entity that the person knows is a specified entity.

(3) Any person who commits an offence under this section is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

(4) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecutor to prove that the property collected or provided was actually used, in full or in part, to carry out a terrorist act.

11. Provision of property or services to specified entity

(1) Any person who, directly or indirectly, knowingly makes available property or financial or other related services to, or for the benefit of, a specified entity, other than for the purposes of humanitarian aid or legal services commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for 15 years.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the provision of the property or service is of a kind that is authorised by a resolution of the United Nations Security Council.

12. Dealing with terrorist property

(1) Any person who knowingly—

(a) deals, directly or indirectly, in any terrorist property; or

(b) collects or acquires or possesses terrorist property; or

(c) enters into, or facilitates, directly or indirectly, any transaction in respect of terrorist property; or

(d) converts, conceals or disguises terrorist property,

commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) if the person—

(a) tells the Attorney-General, in writing, as soon as the person becomes aware that the property is terrorist property; and

(b) acts in accordance with any directions of the Attorney-General concerning the property.

13. Harbouring of persons committing terrorist acts

Any person who harbours or conceals, or prevents, hinders or interferes with the apprehension of, any other person, knowing or having reason to believe that the other person—

(a) has committed or is planning or likely to commit a terrorist act; or

(b) is a member of a specified entity,

commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

14. Provision of weapons to terrorist groups

Any person who knowingly offers to provide, or provides, a weapon to—

(a) a specified entity; or

(b) a member of a specified entity; or

(c) any other person for use by, or for the benefit of, a specified entity or a member of a specified entity,

commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

 
14A. Participation in a terrorist group

Any person who participates (whether as a member, associate member or prospective member) in a terrorist group, knowing that it is a terrorist group, commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.

15. Recruitment of persons to be members of terrorist groups or for terrorist acts

Any person who knowingly agrees to recruit, or recruits, another person —

(a) to be a member of a terrorist group that is a specified entity; or

(b) to participate in the commission of a terrorist act,

commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.