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Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 · Updated to 5 Dec 2025 · Part 1 · Preliminary

6. Meaning of “foreign interference”

In this Act, “foreign interference” —

(a)

means interference that is undertaken by or on behalf of —

(i)

a foreign principal; or

(ii)

another person acting on behalf of a foreign principal; and

(b)

includes any activity undertaken or conduct engaged in as part of preparing for, or planning, interference mentioned in paragraph (a).

Part 2

Foreign Interference by Electronic Communications Activity

Part 3

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Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11