- Date
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13 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Proceeds of Crime Bill 2002, the bill amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to insert new money laundering offences; Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
to update cross references; International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995
in relation to enforcement of foreign restraining and forfeiture orders; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
to: reflect provisions of the new proceeds regime; and relocate provisions which relate to foreign orders and offences; Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
to relocate record retention provisions; Bankruptcy Act 1966
to ensure that bankruptcy is not used to thwart confiscation of proceeds of crime; Family Law Act 1975
to ensure that property settlements and spousal maintenance cannot be used to defeat confiscation of proceeds of crime; Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997
so that it does not apply to certain decisions of the Director of Public Prosecutions or an approved examiner; Australian Federal Police Act 1979
and Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
in relation to the functions of the AFP and the DPP respectively; Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
and National Crime Authority Act 1984
to include forfeiture proceedings within the meaning of relevant proceedings; Taxation Administration Act 1953
in relation to access to taxation information; and Proceeds of Crime Act 1987
to repeal relocated and redundant provisions, including provisions relating to existing money laundering offences. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 other Acts and contains transitional and application provisions.