Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 34A

             (1)  A person commits an offence if the person carries, sends or moves nuclear material into or out of Australia or a foreign country.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 10 years.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the carrying, sending or moving is done with lawful authority.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).