Report

Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017 [Provisions]

13 November 2017

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017
ISBN 978-1-76010-678-2

View the report as a single document - (PDF 146KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Members of the committee (PDF 27KB)
Recommendations (PDF 46KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 30KB)

Purpose of the bill
Financial implications of the proposed measures
Reports of other committees
Compatibility with human rights
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this report
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Key issues (PDF 53KB)

Primary offence
Aggravated offence
Exemption
Injunction
Committee view
Dissenting Report of the Australian Greens (PDF 16KB)

Conclusion
Appendix 1 (PDF 6KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 to introduce new offences and an injunction power to prohibit and prevent conduct amounting to false representation of a Commonwealth body.