“ If a person has been convicted or acquitted of an offence in respect of conduct under the law of a foreign country, the person cannot be convicted of an offence under this Division in respect of that conduct. ”

“ The Minister administering the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 may issue a certificate stating any of the following matters: (a) that the Convention entered into force for Australia on a specified day; (b) that the Convention remains in force for Australia or any other State Party on a specified day; (c) a matter relevant to the establishment of jurisdiction by a State Party under paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 6 of the Convention. ”

“ Australian ship means:
(a) a ship registered, or required to be registered, under the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or (b) an unregistered ship that has Australian nationality; or (c) a defence ship. defence aircraft means an aircraft of any part of the Australian Defence Force, and includes an aircraft that is being commanded or piloted by a member of that Force in the course of his or her duties as such a member. ”

“ In this Division:
benefit includes any advantage and is not limited to property.
business advantage means an advantage in the conduct of business.
control, in relation to a company, body or association, includes control as a result of, or by means of, trusts, agreements, arrangements, understandings and practices, whether or not having legal or equitable force and whether or not based on legal or equitable rights.
duty, in relation to a foreign public official, means any authority, duty, function or power that:
(a) is conferred on the official ”

“ Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1) (c) element of the offence. (3) For the purposes of this Code, an offence against subsection (1) is to be known as the offence of people smuggling. 73.2 Aggravated offence of people smuggling (exploitation etc.) ”

“ The text of the Convention is available in the Australian Treaties Library of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, accessible on the Internet through that Department’s world‐wide web site.
72.2 ADF members not liable for prosecution
Nothing in this Division makes a member of the Australian Defence Force acting in connection with the defence or security of Australia liable to be prosecuted for an offence.
72.3 Offences
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally delivers, places, discharges or detonates a device ”