Concealing and harbouring non‑citizens etc.
(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person conceals another person (the second person); and (b) the second person is a non‑citizen; and (c) the first person engages in the conduct with the intention that the second person will enter Australia in contravention of this Act. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both. (2) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person conceals another person (the second person); and (b) the second person is an unlawful non‑citizen or a deportee; and (c) the first person engages in the conduct with the intention of preventing discovery by an officer of the second person. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both. (3) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person harbours another person (the second person); and (b) the second person is an unlawful non‑citizen, a removee or a deportee. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
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