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• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to respond to recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement report

  Inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and arrangements

  by: ensuring that evidence relevant to unexplained wealth proceedings can be seized under a search warrant; allowing the time limit for serving notice of a preliminary unexplained wealth order to be extended by a court in certain circumstances; harmonising provisions relating to the payment of legal expenses for unexplained wealth cases; allowing charges to be created over restrained property to secure payment of an unexplained wealth order; removing a court’s discretion to make unexplained wealth restraining orders, preliminary unexplained wealth orders and unexplained wealth orders once relevant criteria are satisfied; and expanding the parliamentary joint committee’s oversight of unexplained wealth investigations and litigation; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: provide that cross-border firearms trafficking offences cover firearm parts; introduce aggravated offences for dealing in 50 or more firearms and firearm parts; increase the penalties for illegal importation or exportation of larger numbers of firearms; and introduce aggravated offences for importing or exporting 50 or more firearms or firearm parts during a six month period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to remove the requirement for certain mobile phone and online games to be classified for two years while the Australian Law Reform Commission undertakes a review of the National Classification Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex tourism offences, by: relocating existing offences (currently in the Crimes Act) to the Criminal Code; creating new grooming, procuring and preparatory offences; making penalties consistent with like offences in the Criminal Code; introducing new offences relating to Australians overseas accessing child pornography or child abuse material; and providing for forfeiture of such material. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Augmenting Offshore Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  in relation to: conduct of personal searches and seizure; Customs brokers’ licensing provision; duty recovery and payments of duty under protest; and false and misleading declarations made under the new SmartGate automated passenger processing system. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and Witness Protection) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Witness Protection Act 1994

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  in relation to: controlled operations; delayed notification search warrants; search warrants; seized electronic equipment; assumed identities; and protection of witness identities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide Customs officers with additional powers to deal with prescribed prohibited imports that are low value and low risk, including allowing for: voluntary surrender of goods that have not been concealed, grant of post-importation permissions, rather than automatic seizure of goods, and service of infringement notices for certain offences; and reflect the new Certificate of Origin requirements for the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: incorporate new rules of origin for Thai goods for eligibility for preferential duty rates; and impose certain obligations on Australian exporters and Australian producers of goods who claim preferential tariff treatment in Thailand. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide duty-free access to certain goods and preferential rates of customs duty for other goods that are of Thai origin; phase the preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods to zero by 2015; and provide the mechanism to initiate safeguard measures on sensitive products including canned tuna, processed pineapple and pineapple juice, if necessary. Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  and

  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Act 2004

  in the event the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is not in force for Australia before TAFTA enters into force for Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2004, the bill amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new offences in relation to: the use of a carriage service, including the Internet, to access, transmit or make available suicide related material; and the possession, production, supply or acquisition of such material for use through a carriage service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Repeals existing telecommunications offences in the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and inserts new and updated telecommunications offences in the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  , including offences in relation to access, transmission and availability of suicide related material. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts, including the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and amends the:

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to outlaw child prostitution on board Australian-registered aircraft outside Australia;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to: contamination of goods; dishonest acquisition of or dealing in personal financial information; criminal responsibility of accomplices; obtaining financial advantage; and the principle of ignorance of, or mistake about, the law;

  Customs Act 1901

  to clarify the operation of certain serious drug offences;

  Cybercrime Act 2001

  to correct a misdescription; and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to simplify processes for obtaining material for use in foreign proceedings. Also contains application, saving and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum