Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 35A

                   A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person does an act that is directed against a nuclear facility or that interferes with the operation of a nuclear facility; and

                     (b)  the person does so intending that the act will cause, or knowing that the act is likely to cause:

                              (i)  the death of, or serious injury to, any person; or

                             (ii)  substantial damage to property or to the environment;

                            by exposure to radiation or by the release of radioactive substances.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 20 years.