Section 9

Any person who engages in people smuggling under one or more of the following circumstances -

{a)

the smuggled person is, or is intended to be, subject to exploitation;

{b) the smuggled person is subjected to torture or to any other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; or

{c) the life or safety of the smuggled person is, or is likely to be, endangered regardless of whether the smuggled person arrives in the receiving country, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

$1,000,000, imprisonment for a term of not less than 4 years but not exceeding 30 years and not less than 5 strokes of whipping.

Consent of trafficked person irrelevant.