Criminal Code Act 1924
65Unlawful drilling
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65 Unlawful drilling
(1) Any person who –
(a) without lawful authority trains or drills any other person to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements, or evolutions;
(b) is present at any meeting or assembly of persons held without lawful authority for the purpose of so training or drilling any other person;
(c) at any such meeting or assembly as aforesaid is trained or drilled to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements, or evolutions; or
(d) is present at any such meeting or assembly for the purpose of being so trained or drilled –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Unlawful drilling.
(2) A prosecution for any of the crimes mentioned in this section shall be commenced within 6 months after the crime is committed.