2004-2005

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Crimes Amendment Bill 2005

No.      , 2005

(Attorney-General)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914                                               3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Crimes Amendment Act 2005.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914

1  Subsection 15XA(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of issuing agency)

Insert:

                    (aa)  a State agency; or

                    (ab)  a Territory agency; or

2  Subsection 15XA(1)

Insert:

State agency, in relation to a particular State, means that State or an authority of that State.

3  Subsection 15XA(1)

Insert:

Territory agency, in relation to a particular Territory, means that Territory or an authority of that Territory.

4  After subparagraph 15XG(1)(a)(i)

Insert:

                            (ia)  any State agency; or

                            (ib)  any Territory agency; or

5  After subparagraph 15XG(3)(a)(i)

Insert:

                            (ia)  any State agency; or

                            (ib)  any Territory agency; or

6  Paragraph 15XI(2)(f)

After “Commonwealth agencies”, insert “, State agencies, Territory agencies”.

7  After section 15XM

Insert:

15XMA  Requesting State agencies or Territory agencies to issue evidence of assumed identities etc.

             (1)  An issuing agency that is a State agency of a particular State and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the State require it to do so.

             (2)  An issuing agency that is a Territory agency of a particular Territory and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the Territory require it to do so.