Crimes Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory

Rules1991No. 235 1

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Crimes Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Crimes Act 1914.

 Dated 25 July 1991.

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL TATE

Minister of State for Justice and Consumer Affairs

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Crimes Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

2.   Regulation 5 (State Laws prescribed for the purposes of subsection 19azd (3) of the Act)

2.1   Paragraph 5 (1) (d):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(d)

the release of a prisoner under:

 (i) a home detention order under Part IIIa; or

 (ii) a work release order under Part IIIB;

 of the Offenders Community Corrections Act 1963 of Western Australia.”.

2.2   Subregulation 5 (2):

Omit “elgible”, substitute “eligible”.

2.3   Add at the end of the regulation:

“(3)

A person convicted of a federal offence is not eligible to participate in the pre-release permit scheme prescribed under subparagraph 5 (1) (d) (i) if the person is subject to a recognizance release order in relation to the offence.”.

3.   Schedule 4 (Spent convictions—exclusions from privacy

provisions)

3.1   Item 5 (column 2):

Omit “Tasmania and the Northern Territory”, substitute “Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory”.

3.2   Item 6 (column 2):

Omit “administration in Victoria,”, substitute “administrations in Victoria, South Australia,”.

3.3   Item 9 (column 3):

After “Advisory”, insert “and Control”.

3.4   Item 10:

Omit the item, substitute:

10 Poppy Advisory and Control Board, Tasmania       (1) Assessing the suitability of a person to be the holder of a licence to grow opium poppies   (2) Assessing the suitability of a person to be employed, or otherwise engaged, by the Poppy Advisory and Control Board, Tasmania in connection with: (a) the processing of applications for licences to grow opium poppies; or (b) the monitoring of the growing of opium poppies Drug offences    Drug offences

3.5   Item 12 (column 2):

Omit “offences”, substitute “offices”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 July 1991.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 227.