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Footnotes

Chapter 1 Schedule 1 - Issues raised in consultation

[1] Australian Government, The Report of the Independent Review of Part 1D of the Crimes Act 1914, 30 June 2010.

[2] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 28, Item 49.

[3] Australian Federal Police, Submission 10, p. 1.

[4] Australian Federal Police, Submission 10, p. 1.

[5] Australian Federal Police, Submission 10, p. 1.

[6] Australian Federal Police, Submission 10, p. 2.

[7] Australian Federal Police, Submission 10, p. 1.

Chapter 2 Schedule 2

[1] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 54.

[2] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p.14.

[3] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 17.

[4] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 16.

[5] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 19.

[6] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 16.

[7] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 20.

[8] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 17.

[9] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 19.

[10] Mr John Lawler, CEO, and Phillipa de Veau, Legal Services, Australian Crime Commission, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, pp. 4-5.

[11] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3A, p. 7.

[12] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3A, pp. 7-8.

[13] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3A, p. 1.

[14] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3A, pp. 1-4.

[15] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 7.

[16] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 9.

[17] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 10.

[18] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 10.

[19] Rule of Law Institute, Submission 4, p. 1.

[20] Rule of Law Institute, Submission 4, pp. 2-3.

[21] Robin Speed, CEO, Rule of Law Institute, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, p. 25.

[22] Robin Speed, CEO, Rule of Law Institute, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, p. 25.

[23] Robin Speed, CEO, Rule of Law Institute, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, p. 25.

[24] Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Alert Digest No. 1, 8 February 2012, p. 5.

[25] Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Alert Digest No. 1, 8 February 2012, p. 5.

Chapter 3 Schedule 3

[1] Australian Crime Commission, Submission 3, p. 3.

[2] ‘Thing’ is not defined in the ACC Act.

[3] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum pp. 70-72.

[4] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum p. 72.

Chapter 4 Schedule 4

[1] Australian Commissioner for Law Enforcement Integrity, ‘About Us’, <http://www.aclei.gov.au/www/aclei/aclei.nsf/Page/About_Us> accessed 30 January 2012.

[2] Australian Commissioner for Law Enforcement Integrity, ‘About Us’, <http://www.aclei.gov.au/www/aclei/aclei.nsf/Page/About_Us> accessed 30 January 2012.

Chapter 5 Schedule 5

[1] Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 203.

Chapter 7 Schedule 7

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Cat 4512.0 ‘Corrective Services, Australia, Sep 2011’, <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4512.0> accessed 20 February 2012.

[2] There were 29 041 persons in full-time custody as at the September quarter 2011. See Australian Bureau of Statistics, Cat 4512.0 ‘Corrective Services, Australia, Sep 2011’ <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4512.0> accessed 20 February 2012.

[3] Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 20(1)(b).

[4] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 127-128.

[5] For a diagrammatic representation of this phenomenon, refer to Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 128.

[6] Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 149.

[7] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1A, p. 2.

[8] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1A, p. 2.

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

[10] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 6, p. 1.

[11] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 6, p. 1.

[12] Mr Robin Speed, CEO, Rule of Law Institute, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, p. 26.

[13] Mr Robin Speed, CEO, Rule of Law Institute, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 10 February 2012, p. 27.

[14] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 1.

[15] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 1.

[16] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 1.

[17] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 1.

[18] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 2.

[19] Australian Law Reform Commission, Same Crime, Same Time: Sentencing of Federal Offenders, Report no 103 (Sydney, 2006) at 23.7.

[20] Lorana Bartels, Senior Lecturer, University of Canberra School of Law, Submission 7, p. 2.

[21] Lorana Bartels, Senior Lecturer, University of Canberra School of Law, Submission 7, pp. 2-3.

[22] Law Council of Australia, Submission 1A, p. 2.

[23] Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 2, pp. 8-9.

[24] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 6, p. 1.

[25] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 6, p. 1.

[26] Bronwyn Naylor, Associate Professor, Monash University Faculty of Law, Submission 9, p. 2.

[27] Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, ‘Legislation Handbook’, 1999, p. 29.

Chapter 8 Schedule 8 - Committee comment

[1] Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Alert Digest No. 1, 8 February 2012, p. 7.