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Legislation Cited: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth), s 18(2)

Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16, 16A, 16BA, 17A, 19AB, 70, 78(1)(b), 79(3)

Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT), s 11(3)

Criminal Code (Cth), s 131

Defence Act 1903 (Cth), ss 73, 73A, 73B, 73C, 73D, 73E, 73F, 75, 76, 122B

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth), s 58

Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (Cth)

Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (UK)

Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act 1914 (UK)

Evidence Act 2011 (ACT), s 184(2)(b)

National Security Act 1939 (Cth), s 10

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth)

Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)

War Precautions Act 1914 (Cth)

War Precautions Act 1915 (Cth)

Cases Cited: Chia v The Queen [2018] WASCA 103

Della-Vedova v R [2009] NSWCCA 107

DPP v Vincent (No 2) [2023] ACTSC 379

Grant v Headland (1977) 17 ACTR 29

Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357

McBride v R [2023] ACTCA 42

Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17; 256 CLR 656

Peterson v R (District Court (NSW), Hanley DCJ, 30 November 2020, unrep)

R v Campbell [2010] ACTCA 20

R v Crowley (District Court (WA), Voil DCJ, 17 March 1997, unrep)

R v Jafari [2017] NSWCCA 152

R v Johns (a pseudonym) [2019] ACTSC 399

R v Kessing (District Court (NSW), Bennet DCJ, 22 June 2007, unrep)

R v Lappas [2003] ACTCA 21; 152 ACTR 7

R v McBride [2023] ACTSC 328; 20 ACTLR 272

R v McBride (No 2) [2023] ACTSC 330

R v Seivers and O'Ryan (Supreme Court (ACT), Gray J, 10 June 2009, unrep)

R v Scerba (No 2) [2015] ACTSC 359

Seivers v The Queen [2010] ACTCA 9

Texts Cited: Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, 7 September 1939, 163 (Robert Menzies, Prime Minister)
Parties: The King

David McBride (Offender)

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