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Advisory report on the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Power and Offences) Bill 2012

29 February 2012

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 98KB)

Schedule 1 - Issues raised in consultation	(PDF 101KB)
Existing laws and practices The DNA Review Proposed legislative amendments Presence of a representative during testing of a sample Consent of children and incapable persons Accreditation of laboratories The National Criminal Investigation DNA Database Information provided to persons Other minor and technical amendments Committee comment

Schedule 2	(PDF 132KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Members of Parliament Information sharing Issues raised in consultation Committee comment

Schedule 3	(PDF 92KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth) Other minor and technical amendments Committee comment

Schedule 4	(PDF 102KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Privilege Contempt Applying for a warrant Authorised officers Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (Cth) Extending the Integrity Commissioner’s term Other minor and technical amendments Committee comment

Schedule 5	(PDF 85KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Committee comment

Schedule 6	(PDF 85KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Application of amendments Other minor and technical amendments Committee comment

Schedule 7	(PDF 130KB)
Existing laws and practices Non-parole or recognizance release order Truth in sentencing Automatic parole Supervision and licence periods Proposed legislative amendments Supervision period as a condition of a parole order Abolishment of automatic parole Issues raised in consultation Parole at the Attorney-General’s discretion Other minor and technical amendments Committee comment

Schedule 8 - Committee comment	(PDF 89KB)
Existing laws and practices Proposed legislative amendments Other minor and technical amendments Issues raised in consultation

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 39KB)

Appendix B – List of witnesses appearing at public hearing	(PDF 59KB)