Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person who is a defence member or a defence civilian commits an offence if:
(a) the person receives information from the enemy; and
(b) the person does not make the information known to proper authority; and
(c) the information is likely to be directly or indirectly useful in operations against the enemy; and
(d) the person knows or could reasonably be expected to know that the information is likely to be directly or indirectly useful in operations against the enemy.
Maximum punishment: Imprisonment for 15 years.
(2) It is a defence if the person proves that he or she had a reasonable excuse for the relevant conduct.
Note: The defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3). See section 13.4 of the Criminal Code .