Industrial espionage definition9/28/2023 ![]() The Committee notes that certain offences proposed in the Bill apply to dealings with information that is either security classified or ‘concerns national security’. This has the potential to go beyond the intention of discouraging malicious insiders and foreign actors from undermining our national security. The gravity of the penalties (life imprisonment and loss of citizenship) may further compound this deterrent effect. Imprecise laws may have a broad unintended effect of deterring the democratic communication of political ideas and the operation of a free press, due to fear of prosecution. The effect of this uncertainty is particularly acute due to the espionage offences’ intersection with the right to freedom of expression and the implied right of political communication. ![]() Nevertheless, the breadth of the proposed new offences may come at the cost of the scope of these offences being uncertain. The Committee accepts that the Government has, in fact, sought to bring greater clarity to the scope of the proposed new espionage offences compared with the existing offences in the Criminal Code. Getting involved in Parliamentary CommitteesĪ number of the proposed espionage offences have been drafted broadly, to ensure that they capture the fully array of means by which foreign intelligence services commit espionage in Australia.National Capital and External Territories.National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation.Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016.Review of Administration and Expenditure No.Implementation of the National Redress Scheme (Standing).Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.
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