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- Schedule 1—Revocation of parole order or licence to protect safety
- Schedule 2—Use of video recordings
- Schedule 3—Cross-examination of vulnerable persons at committal proceedings
- Schedule 4—Strengthening child sex offences
- Schedule 5—Increased penalties
- Schedule 6—Minimum sentences
- Schedule 7—Presumption against bail
- Schedule 8—Matters court has regard to when passing sentence etc.
- Schedule 9—Additional sentencing factors for certain offences
- Schedule 10—Cumulative sentences
- Schedule 11—Conditional release of offenders after conviction
- Schedule 12—Additional sentencing alternatives
- Schedule 13—Release on parole
- Schedule 14—Revocation of parole order or licence
- Schedule 15—Expanding the meaning of child abuse material and other consequential amendments
2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Justice)
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to the criminal law, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Revocation of parole order or licence to protect safety 3
Crimes Act 1914 3
Schedule 2—Use of video recordings 4
Crimes Act 1914 4
Schedule 3—Cross-examination of vulnerable persons at committal proceedings 5
Crimes Act 1914 5
Schedule 4—Strengthening child sex offences 7
Criminal Code Act 1995 7
Schedule 5—Increased penalties 17
Criminal Code Act 1995 17
Schedule 6—Minimum sentences 19
Crimes Act 1914 19
Schedule 7—Presumption against bail 25
Part 1—Court records 25
Crimes Act 1914 25
Part 2—Commonwealth child sex offenders 26
Crimes Act 1914 26
Schedule 8—Matters court has regard to when passing sentence etc. 29
Crimes Act 1914 29
Criminal Code Act 1995 30
Schedule 9—Additional sentencing factors for certain offences 31
Criminal Code Act 1995 31
Schedule 10—Cumulative sentences 34
Crimes Act 1914 34
Schedule 11—Conditional release of offenders after conviction 35
Crimes Act 1914 35
Schedule 12—Additional sentencing alternatives 37
Crimes Act 1914 37
Schedule 13—Release on parole 38
Crimes Act 1914 38
Schedule 14—Revocation of parole order or licence 40
Crimes Act 1914 40
Schedule 15—Expanding the meaning of child abuse material and other consequential amendments 47
Part 1—Amendments 47
Crimes Act 1914 47
Criminal Code Act 1995 49
Customs Act 1901 53
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 54
Part 2—Application and transitional provisions 56
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to the criminal law, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2017 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation 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.