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• Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: align the dismissal powers of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Chief Executive Officer to deal with serious misconduct and corruption with those of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to enable the ACC to appoint part-time examiners;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: extend searches conducted under warrant powers that apply in relation to premises to searches in relation to persons; provide when certain seized documents must be returned; provide for orders for things seized and documents produced; and provide police with a standing power to take fingerprints and photographs of arrested persons; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to enable the AFP Commissioner to authorise payments to AFP appointees in special circumstances. Also provides for an independent review after a two-year period of the ACC’s dismissal powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  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 (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to replace the existing offence of torture in the

  Crimes (Torture) Act 1988

  with a new offence of torture in the Criminal Code to fulfil Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and

  Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973

  to provide that the death penalty cannot be reintroduced anywhere in Australia. Also repeals the

  Crimes (Torture) Act 1988

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to: child sex tourism offences; and overseas child pornography and child abuse material offences; the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex offences involving using postal or similar services, or carriage services; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide for a scheme for the forfeiture of child pornography and child abuse material and items containing such material; and four Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Crimes Act 1914

  to introduce a regime for unexplained wealth;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  , and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to introduce freezing orders to ensure assets are not dispersed;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: remove the six-year limit on orders for non-conviction-based restraint and forfeiture of proceeds of crime; provide for non-conviction-based restraint and forfeiture of instruments of serious crime; enable the disclosure of certain information; and enable legal aid commissions to recover certain costs from the Confiscated Assets Account;

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Customs Act 1901

  to: harmonise the controlled operations, assumed identities and protection of witness identity regimes across Australia; and make a consequential amendment;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to extend criminal liability to the joint commission of criminal offences; and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable telecommunications interception to be available for certain offences for state and territory law enforcement agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002

  in relation to criminal asset confiscation and money laundering;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: enable seized material to be used by, and shared between, Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement agencies; allow law enforcement agencies to access and search electronic equipment; and preserve the right of a person accused of a federal offence in Victoria to appeal a finding that he or she is unfit to plead;

  Witness Protection Act 1994

  to: clarify the application of the Act to witnesses involved in state and territory matters; update the concept of identity; extend protection to former participants and related persons; and update and extend the scope of non-disclosure offences;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: introduce offences into the Criminal Code to target persons involved in serious and organised crime; and ensure that telecommunications interception warrants are available for the investigation of the new offences;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: extend the geographical jurisdiction and the scope of money laundering offences; and expand AUSTRAC’s ability to take enforcement action against non-complying reporting entities;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: expand the Australian Crime Commission’s powers to deal with uncooperative witnesses; clarify procedural powers for issuing summons and notices to produce; and require a five-yearly review of the operation of the Act;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ,

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: increase the penalties for bribing foreign and Commonwealth public officials; and provide that drug importation offences apply to offenders engaged in activity connected to the importation of drugs into Australia. Also amends 23 Acts consequent upon the joint commission offence being included in the Criminal Code; and amends 20 Acts consequent on provisions of the

  Crimes Act 1914

  being repealed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new offences in relation to: the smuggling of persons from Australia to another country, or from a country other than Australia to a third country; false travel or identity documents; cross-border firearms trafficking; and amend the theft and fraud offence provisions;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to amend the sentencing provisions;

  Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990

  to include the substance “fantasy” as a psychotropic drug;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  to ensure that remittance dealers are covered by the definition of “cash dealer”; and correct a cross-reference; and International

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

  to clearly define the role of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to retrospectively re-insert the maximum penalty of two years imprisonment for the secrecy offence;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to defer until November 2009 the second review of Part ID of the Act (relating to forensic procedures); and

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to ensure standard criminal offences apply on relevant flights. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Child Protection from Predatory Tourism Offences) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  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