National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018 (67 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Treason, espionage, foreign interference and related offences

Part 1   Main amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995

12   Subsection 90.1(1) of the Criminal Code

Insert:

make available information or an article includes:

(a) place it somewhere it can be accessed by another person; and

(b) give it to an intermediary to give to the intended recipient; and

(c) describe how to obtain access to it, or describe methods that are likely to facilitate access to it (for example, set out the name of a website, an IP address, a URL, a password, or the name of a newsgroup).

national security has the meaning given by section 90.4.

prejudice : embarrassment alone is not sufficient to prejudice Australia's national security.

security classification has the meaning given by section 90.5.


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