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- Date
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23 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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23 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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19 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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
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- Date
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04 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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16 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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04 Dec 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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04 Jun 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BERNARDI, Sen Cory
- Summary
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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
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- Date
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13 Sep 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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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
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