Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Regulations 2021

Dated 29 April 2021

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Karen Andrews

Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

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

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                                          2

Crimes Regulations 2019                                                                                                                     2

Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019                                                                                                2

1  Name

                   This instrument is the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Regulations 2021.

2  Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under the following:

                     (a)  the Crimes Act 1914;

                     (b)  the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

4  Schedules

                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Crimes Regulations 2019

1  After Part 1

Insert:

Part 1A—General

4A  Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee

                   For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(a) of the Act, there is payable to the Official Trustee an amount equal to the amount of costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A the Act.

4B  Remuneration of Official Trustee

                   For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(b) of the Act, the amount of remuneration payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A of the Act is the equivalent amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Note:          Regulation 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019 sets out the amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019

2  Section 7 (at the end of the table items headed “South Australia”)

Add:

3  Section 14

Repeal the section.

4  Section 15 (heading)

Omit “sections 102 and 103”, substitute “section 102”.

5  Section 15

Omit “or 103”.

6  Sections 21 and 22

Omit “or under Part VI of the Mutual Assistance Act”, substitute “, under Part VI of the Mutual Assistance Act or under section 208DA or Division 3 of Part XIII of the Customs Act 1901”.

7  Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (Table 5, after table item 2)

Insert:

8  Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (at the end of Table 5)

Add:

9  Clause 1 of Schedule 3 (at the end of Table 5)

Add:

10  After clause 2 of Schedule 4

Insert:

2A  Table 2A—Crimes Act 1914

                   The following table specifies indictable offences against provisions of the Crimes Act 1914 (as in force before 15 April 2010) for the purposes of paragraph (h) of the definition of serious offence in section 338 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

11  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (table item 29)

Repeal the item, substitute:

12  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 34)

Insert:

13  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 40)

Insert:

14  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 59)

Insert:

15  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 63)

Insert:

16  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 64)

Insert:

17  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (table item 67)

Repeal the item, substitute:

18  Clause 3 of Schedule 4 (after table item 69)

Insert: