2013
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) Bill 2013
No. , 2013
(Senator Xenophon)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Object.................................................................................................. 2
4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Criminal Code Act 1995 3
A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) Act 2013.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Object
The object of this Act is justice for Australian citizens and residents who were the victims of certain violent crimes committed before 1 October 2002 outside Australia.
Note: 1 October 2002 was the day Division 115 of the Criminal Code (Harming Australians) commenced.
4 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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Criminal Code Act 1995
1 Paragraphs 115.1(1)(b), 115.2(1)(b), 115.3(1)(b) and 115.4(1)(b) of the Criminal Code
After “another person”, insert “, whether before, on or after the commencement of this section”.
2 Application of amendments
To avoid doubt, the amendments made by this Schedule apply to conduct that occurs at any time, whether before, on or after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Offences Against Australians) Act 2002.