# Concealing and harbouring non-citizens etc.

> act-s233E — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

233E 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.