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National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
45AOffence to contravene regulations
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45A Offence to contravene regulations
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) regulations made under section 23 require the person to comply with a requirement relating to the storage, handling or destruction of national security information; and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the conduct results in the requirement being contravened; and (d) the contravention of the requirement is likely to prejudice national security.
Penalty: 6 months imprisonment.
(2) In this section:
engage in conduct means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.