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Criminal Code Act 1983
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51 Membership of unlawful organization
(1) Any person who, knowing an organization to be an unlawful
organization:
(a) belongs or professes to belong to it;
(b) solicits or invites financial or other support for it or knowingly
makes or receives a contribution of money or other property to
or for its resources; or
(c) arranges or assists in the arrangement or management of or
addresses a meeting of 3 or more persons knowing that the
meeting is to support or further the activities of that unlawful
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organization or is to be addressed by a person belonging or
professing to belong to that unlawful organization,
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) The court by or before which a person is found guilty of a crime
defined by this section may order the forfeiture to the Crown of any
money or other property that, at the time of the offence, he had in
his possession or under his control for the use or benefit of the
unlawful organization.