Crimes Amendment Act 2005
No. 87, 2005
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914
Crimes Amendment Act 2005
No. 87, 2005
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes
[Assented to 6 July 2005]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Crimes Amendment Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914
1 Subsection 15XA(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of issuing agency)
Insert:
(aa) a State agency; or
(ab) a Territory agency; or
2 Subsection 15XA(1)
Insert:
State agency, in relation to a particular State, means that State or an authority of that State.
3 Subsection 15XA(1)
Insert:
Territory agency, in relation to a particular Territory, means that Territory or an authority of that Territory.
4 After subparagraph 15XG(1)(a)(i)
Insert:
(ia) any State agency; or
(ib) any Territory agency; or
5 After subparagraph 15XG(3)(a)(i)
Insert:
(ia) any State agency; or
(ib) any Territory agency; or
6 Paragraph 15XI(2)(f)
After “Commonwealth agencies”, insert “, State agencies, Territory agencies”.
7 After section 15XM
Insert:
15XMA Requesting State agencies or Territory agencies to issue evidence of assumed identities etc.
(1) An issuing agency that is a State agency of a particular State and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the State require it to do so.
(2) An issuing agency that is a Territory agency of a particular Territory and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the Territory require it to do so.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 26 May 2005
Senate on 14 June 2005]
(73/05)