Second Reading Speeches

Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016

Type
Government
Portfolio
Attorney-General
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Criminal Code Act 1995
to establish a scheme for the continuing detention of high risk terrorist offenders who are considered by a judge in civil proceedings to present an unacceptable risk to the community at the conclusion of their custodial sentence; and the proposed
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2016
,
Surveillance Devices Act 2004
and
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to make consequential amendments.

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