s. 9A (1) A person who— S. 9A(1) amended by (a) kills the Sovereign, does the Sovereign any Nos 37/1986 bodily harm tending to the death or s. 9, 49/1991 s. 119(1) destruction of the Sovereign or maims, (Sch. 2 wounds, imprisons or restrains the item 6(a)(i)). Sovereign; (b) kills the eldest son and heir apparent, or the Consort, of the Sovereign; (c) levies war, or does any act preparatory to levying war, against the Commonwealth of Australia; (d) assists by any means whatever, with intent to assist, an enemy at war with the Commonwealth of Australia, whether or not the existence of a state of war has been declared; (e) instigates a foreigner to make an armed invasion of the Commonwealth or any Territory not forming part of the Commonwealth; or (f) forms an intention to do any act referred to in a preceding paragraph of this subsection and manifests that intention by an overt act— shall be guilty of an indictable offence, called treason, and liable to— (g) level 1 imprisonment (life); or S. 9A(1)(a) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 9, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 6(a)(ii)), substituted as s. 9A(1)(g) by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 7).
S. 9A(1) amended by Nos 37/1986 s. 9, 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 6(a)(i)). (1) A person who— (a) kills the Sovereign, does the Sovereign any bodily harm tending to the death or destruction of the Sovereign or maims, wounds, imprisons or restrains the Sovereign; (b) kills the eldest son and heir apparent, or the Consort, of the Sovereign; (c) levies war, or does any act preparatory to levying war, against the Commonwealth of Australia; (d) assists by any means whatever, with intent to assist, an enemy at war with the Commonwealth of Australia, whether or not the existence of a state of war has been declared; (e) instigates a foreigner to make an armed invasion of the Commonwealth or any Territory not forming part of the Commonwealth; or (f) forms an intention to do any act referred to in a preceding paragraph of this subsection and manifests that intention by an overt act— shall be guilty of an indictable offence, called treason, and liable to— S. 9A(1)(a) inserted by No. 37/1986 s. 9, amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 6(a)(ii)), substituted as s. 9A(1)(g) by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 7). (g) level 1 imprisonment (life); or s. 9A
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