An Act to amend certain legislation with respect to criminal offences and procedure; and for other purposes.
This Act is the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2012.
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
Omit “an established de facto partner” from section 66F (7) (a) (ii).
Insert instead “the de facto partner”.
Insert “or the de facto partner of a parent, guardian or foster parent of the victim” after “victim” in section 73 (3) (a).
Insert after section 86 (1) (a):
with the intention of committing a serious indictable offence, or
Insert after clause 6:
Any common law rule that a person cannot be found guilty of an offence involving failing to disclose a crime committed by the person’s husband or wife or de facto partner is abolished.
This clause applies only to or in respect of an offence involving failing to disclose such a crime if the offence is committed, or alleged to have been committed, on or after the commencement of this clause.
Insert at the end of the Schedule with appropriate Part and clause numbering:
An amendment to section 73 or 86 made by the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2012 applies only in respect of an offence committed, or alleged to have been committed, on or after the commencement of the amendment.
Insert after section 281B (1):
For the purposes of this Part, an audio recording of a person committing an offence against another person (the
(a) the contents of the audio recording are obscene or indecent, or
(b) providing a copy of the audio recording to another person without the protected person’s consent would interfere with the protected person’s privacy.
The contents of an audio recording are not obscene or indecent merely because they include obscene or indecent language.
Insert “or (1A)” after “subsection (1)”.
Omit “a video, held or seized by a prosecuting authority, showing”.
Insert instead “a video or audio recording, held or seized by a prosecuting authority, of”.
Insert “or listen to” after “view” in section 281D (2) (d).
Omit “such a viewing”.
Insert instead “the viewing of, or listening to, the thing”.
Insert “or listen to” after “view”.