Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 111, 26 March 2015, p. 1244.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 94, 14 May 2015, pp 2598–2599.

[3]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29; (2013) 248 CLR 92.

[4]        R v Seller and McCarthy [2013] NSWCCA 42; (2013) 273 FLR 155.

[5]        Lee v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39; (2013) 251 CLR 196.

[6]        Lee v R [2014] HCA 20; (2014) 88 ALJR 656.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 2.

[8]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29 at [118]; (2013) 248 CLR 92.

[9]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29 at [119]; (2013) 248 CLR 92.

[10]      X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29 at [142] and [147]; (2013) 248 CLR 92 per Hayne and Bell JJ (Kiefel J agreeing).

[11]      The Hon Mr Michael Keenan MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 26 March 2015, p. 3555.

[12]      R v Seller and McCarthy [2013] NSWCCA 42 at [112] and [114]; (2013) 273 FLR 155 per Bathurst CJ (Bellew J agreeing).

[13]      Lee v R [2014] HCA 20 at [43]; (2014) 88 ALJR 656 per curiam.

[14]      Bartlett v R [2014] WASC 277; (2014) 287 FLR 402.

[15]      Bartlett v R [2014] WASC 277 at [46] and [48]; (2014) 287 FLR 402 per Heenan J.

[16]      R v Jacobson (Ruling No 4) [2014] VSC 508; (2014) 290 FLR 143.

[17]      R v Jacobson (Ruling No 4) [2014] VSC 508 at [39]–[40]; (2014) 290 FLR 143 per Kaye J.

[18]      Lee v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39 at [55] per French CJ, at [144] per Crennan J and at [331]–[335] per Gageler and Keane JJ; (2013) 251 CLR 196.

[19]      Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao [2015] HCA 5; (2015) 89 ALJR 331.

[20]      Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao [2015] HCA 5 at [34] per curiam; (2015) 89 ALJR 331.

[21]      Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao [2015] HCA 5 at [47] per curiam; (2015) 89 ALJR 331.

[22]      Votes and Proceedings, No. 98, 19 March 2012, p. 1328.

[23]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Report on inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and arrangements, March 2012, pp 39, 43 at https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Law_Enforcement/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/unexplained_wealth/report/index (accessed 20 May 2015).

[24]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 2.

[25]      The Hon Mr Michael Keenan MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 26 March 2015, p. 3556.

[26]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 8.

[27]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 12 and Sch 2 item 8.

[28]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 12 and Sch 2 item 8.

[29]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 16 and Sch 2 item 29.

[30]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 16 and Sch 2 item 18.

[31]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 14 and Sch 2 item 17. See also Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 22.

[32]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 items 15, 22, 23, 28, 30, 32, 41 and Sch 2 items 5, 16, 18, 22, 23, 34.

[33]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 8, 26.

[34]      See Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 62, 101.

[35]      Senate Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 5 of 2015, 13 May 2015, pp 15–16.

[36]      International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, articles 14(1), 14(3)(g), 17 and 19(2) at http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx (accessed 22 May 2015).

[37]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Twenty-second report of the 44th Parliament, 13 May 2015, p. 54 at https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_Rights/Completed_inquiries/2015/Twenty-second_Report_of_the_44th_Parliament (accessed 22 May 2015).

[38]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 9, 15.

[39]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 21–22.

[40]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 25.

[41]      Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), s. 24A.

[42]      Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), ss. 25A(6).

[43]      Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (Cth), ss. 82(1).

[44]      Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (Cth), ss. 83(3).

[45]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 10, 13–14.

[46]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 17.

[47]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 2 item 9.

[48]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 14 and Sch 2 item 17.

[49]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 15 and Sch 2 item 18.

[50]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 16 and Sch 2 item 18.

[51]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 11.

[52]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 26 and Sch 2 item 26.

[53]      Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, Sch 1 item 16 and Sch 2 item 18.

Chapter 2 - Key Issues

[1]        NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 1, p. 1; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Submission 2, p. 1; Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 3, p. 1.

[2]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 4; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 3.

[3]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 3–4; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 3–5.

[4]        NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 1, p. 1; Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 9; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 8.

[5]        NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 1, p. 1.

[6]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 7–8; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 8.

[7]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 8, 11.

[8]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 11–12.

[9]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Twenty-second report of the 44th Parliament, 13 May 2015, p. 56 at https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_Rights/Completed_inquiries/2015/Twenty-second_Report_of_the_44th_Parliament (accessed 22 May 2015).

[10]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 12.

[11]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 12–13.

[12]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 11.

[13]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 4, 11.

[14]      Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Submission 2, p. 6.

[15]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 12, 15.

[16]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 3, p. 3.

[17]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 17–18; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 17–18.

[18]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 18.

[19]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, pp 17–18.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 45, 87.

[21]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 14–17.

[22]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 15, 17.

[23]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 16.

[24]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 15.

[25]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 3, p. 3.

[26]      Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Submission 2, pp 7–8.

[27]      Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Submission 2, p. 7.

[28]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, p. 11.

[29]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 13.

[30]      Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 52, 96–97.

[31]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 3, p. 4.

[32]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 3, pp 4–5.

[33]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 5.

[34]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 11.

Dissenting Report of the Australian Greens

[1]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[2]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29 at [118]; (2013) 248 CLR 92.

[3]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29; (2013) 248 CLR 92.

[4]        See for example, R v Seller and McCarthy [2013] NSWCCA 42; (2013) 273 FLR 155; Lee v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39; (2013) 251 CLR 196; Lee v R [2014] HCA 20; (2014) 88 ALJR 656.

[5]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, pp 5–8.

[6]        Malika Holdings Pty Ltd v Stretton (2001) 204 CLR 290, 298 [28] (McHugh J) as quoted by Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 5.

[7]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[8]        X7 v Australian Crime Commission (2013) 248 CLR 92, [92] (Hayne and Bell JJ).

[9]        NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Submission 1, p. 1; Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 9; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 5, p. 8.

[10]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 11.

[11]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

Appendix 2 – Glossary[1]

[1]        Taken from Explanatory Memorandum to the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015, pp 7–8.