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.