Current Law
Schedule 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005, passed by the Upper House on 6 December 2005, repealed Sections 24A to 24E of the Crimes Act (1914) and reintroduced them, along with several new classes of offence, in a Division 80—Treason and sedition. Crimes in this division now attract a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment.
Read more about this topic: Australian Sedition Law
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