COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012

Entry into Force of Council of European Convention on Cybercrime

I, Nicola Louise Roxon, Attorney-General, hereby announce that the date the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime comes into force for Australia, in accordance with section 3 of the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 and Article 37 of the Convention, is 1 March 2013.

Dated  19 December 2012   

Nicola Louise Roxon

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

PURPOSE

The Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 12 September 2012. Under section 3 of the Act, the Attorney-General must announce in the Gazette the date the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime comes into force for Australia.