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  • Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012

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    Date
    28 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to respond to recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement report
    Inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and arrangements
    by: ensuring that evidence relevant to unexplained wealth proceedings can be seized under a search warrant; allowing the time limit for serving notice of a preliminary unexplained wealth order to be extended by a court in certain circumstances; harmonising provisions relating to the payment of legal expenses for unexplained wealth cases; allowing charges to be created over restrained property to secure payment of an unexplained wealth order; removing a court’s discretion to make unexplained wealth restraining orders, preliminary unexplained wealth orders and unexplained wealth orders once relevant criteria are satisfied; and expanding the parliamentary joint committee’s oversight of unexplained wealth investigations and litigation; and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: provide that cross-border firearms trafficking offences cover firearm parts; introduce aggravated offences for dealing in 50 or more firearms and firearm parts; increase the penalties for illegal importation or exportation of larger numbers of firearms; and introduce aggravated offences for importing or exporting 50 or more firearms or firearm parts during a six month period. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012

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    Date
    15 Feb 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
    to create an R 18+ Restricted category for computer games; and
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to make a consequential amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2012

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    Date
    23 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes Act 1914
    in relation to: the procedures governing the collection and use of DNA forensic material; parole conditions for federal offenders; and the enforcement of Commonwealth fines by certain state and territory agencies;
    Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
    to: allow the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission to share information with private sector bodies for specified purposes; and introduce rules governing the use, sharing and retention of seized things;
    Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
    in relation to: contempt of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI); arrest warrants; search warrants; and notices to produce and summon;
    Privacy Act 1988
    in relation to non-disclosure for notices to produce;
    Surveillance Devices Act 2004
    to enable certain ACLEI officers to use optical surveillance devices in certain circumstances;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to list additional substances and quantities to be subject to the Commonwealth serious drug offences;
    Customs Act 1901
    to clarify powers available to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to seize border controlled drugs, plants and precursors without a warrant;
    Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
    and
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to allow a court to restrict the publication of certain matters in relation to applications for freezing orders and restraining orders; and
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to enable Australian Federal Police employees and certain secondees to commence and conduct proceeds of crime litigation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011

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    Date
    12 Oct 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
    to remove the requirement for certain mobile phone and online games to be classified for two years while the Australian Law Reform Commission undertakes a review of the National Classification Scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

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    Date
    23 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Customs Administration Act 1985
    and
    Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
    to include the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service within the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; the
    Australian Federal Police Act 1979
    and
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to: allow the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to commence litigation on proceeds of crime matters on behalf of the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce; allow the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commissioner of the AFP to transfer matters already commenced between themselves; give courts a discretion when calculating the amount of a pecuniary penalty order to take into account tax paid after proceeds of crime proceedings are commenced; and align the production order provisions with unexplained wealth provisions; the
    Family Law Act 1975
    to enable courts to take account of Commonwealth, state and territory forfeiture applications when determining a person’s property for the purpose of property settlement and spouse maintenance proceedings; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007

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    Date
    13 Sep 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
    ,
    Crimes Act 1914
    and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    in relation to child sex tourism offences, by: relocating existing offences (currently in the Crimes Act) to the Criminal Code; creating new grooming, procuring and preparatory offences; making penalties consistent with like offences in the Criminal Code; introducing new offences relating to Australians overseas accessing child pornography or child abuse material; and providing for forfeiture of such material. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Surveillance Devices Act 2004
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

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    Date
    30 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    as a result of the third review by the World Customs Organization of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, by providing: a separate subheading for the chemical binapacryl; and duty free access for prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of viruses. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

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    Date
    14 Feb 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007, the bill makes consequential amendments to the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to change cross-references to the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    to the
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Legislation Amendment (Augmenting Offshore Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2006

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    07 Dec 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001
    in relation to: conduct of personal searches and seizure; Customs brokers’ licensing provision; duty recovery and payments of duty under protest; and false and misleading declarations made under the new SmartGate automated passenger processing system. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and Witness Protection) Bill 2007

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    29 Nov 2006 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Crimes Act 1914
    ,
    Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
    ,
    Witness Protection Act 1994
    ,
    Customs Act 1901
    ,
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    and
    Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
    in relation to: controlled operations; delayed notification search warrants; search warrants; seized electronic equipment; assumed identities; and protection of witness identities. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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