# Supporting the offence of people smuggling

> act-s233D — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

233D Supporting the offence of people smuggling
          (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
               (a) the first person provides material support or resources to
                   another person or an organisation (the receiver); and
               (b) the support or resources aids the receiver, or a person or
                   organisation other than the receiver, to engage in conduct
                   constituting the offence of people smuggling.
               Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or
                        both.
          (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the conduct constituting the
              offence of people smuggling relates, or would relate, to:
                (a) the first person; or
               (b) a group of persons that includes the first person.
          (3) To avoid doubt, the first person commits an offence against
              subsection (1) even if the offence of people smuggling is not
              committed.