Criminal Code Act 1924
59Treasonable crimes
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59 Treasonable crimes
Any person who forms an intention to effect any of the following purposes:
(a) to depose the King from the style, honour, and royal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other of His Majesty's dominions;
(b) to levy war against the King within any part of his dominions in order by force or constraint to compel the King to change his measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or in order to intimidate or overawe, any House of Parliament of any of His Majesty's dominions; or
(c) to instigate any foreigner to make an armed invasion of any of His Majesty's dominions –
and manifests such intention by any overt act, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Manifesting a treasonable intention.