Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts in Victoria


December 10, 2012     By Doogue O'Brien George



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How does Victoria treat crimes related to terrorism? If you’ve been charged with collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts, you need to know your rights when questioned. Learn how the charge is established and defended in Court.

The Highest Penalty for Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts - Can the charge be defended?

A finding of guilt could result in up to a period of 15 years of imprisonment, if the accused was proven guilty under section one of the legislation for this charge. If guilt is proven under section two of the same legislation, imprisonment could last for as long as a period of 10 years. Penalties for this charge are based on the circumstances of what happened and it would not be expected that you would receive the highest possible penalty unless you had committed the worst possible example of this offense.

These criminal defenses may be considered in defending allegations of Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts:
A. Absence of Required Intent
B. Wrong Facts

Will the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court in Victoria hear a case of Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts case?

Any indictment for Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts will be before a Judge in the Supreme Court. A decision as to which jurisdiction hears the case often reflects the seriousness with which the indictment or summons is viewed.

Where to now?

An experienced criminal law specialist is the person who should be advising you in relation to Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts. An accredited specialist will know how to get you the best results and is the best lawyer to have for a charge of Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts.

How do the Prosecutors in Sunshine, Victoria establish Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts?

Prosecutors establish the charge of Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts by proving the occurrence of the following:
A. collection or making of a document by the accused;
B. connection of the document with the engagement of a person, preparation for, or assistance in a terrorist act;
C. knowledge of the accused in regards to the connection;

Where do you find the law about Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts?

Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts is based on a legislation that comes from section 101.5 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Doogue & O'Brien
Doogue & O'Brien Criminal Defence Lawyers is one of Australia's leading law firms of criminal law specialists. With a legal experience of over 15 years, the firm currently has 5 accredited specialists and 6 other lawyers that appear in all Victorian Courts and interstate. It is also among the founding members of Australian Defence Lawyers Alliance, a national alliance of law firms specializing in criminal law and which members are carefully selected based on experience, reputation, ethics, and size.

The firm has offices in Melbourne, Broadmeadows, Heidelberg, Moorabbin and Sunshine.

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