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Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023

2022-2023

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023

 

No.      , 2023

 

(Attorney-General)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 , and for other purposes

   

   



Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2

Schedule 1—Prohibited symbols                                                                                   3

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                            3

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                              3

Schedule 2—Use of carriage service for violent extremist material     19

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                          19

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            19

Schedule 3—Advocating terrorism                                                                           25

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            25

Schedule 4—Terrorist organisation regulations                                               26

Part 1—Sunsetting                                                                                                         26

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            26

Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015                          26

Part 2—De-listing declarations                                                                               27

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            27

Part 3—De-listing applications                                                                               28

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            28

Part 4—Reviews                                                                                                             29

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            29

Part 5—Application provisions                                                                               31

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            31

Schedule 5—Other measures                                                                                        33

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                            33

 



A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 , and for other purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

                   This Act is the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Act 2023 .

2   Commencement

             (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.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

2.  Schedules 1 and 2

The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

3.  Schedule 3, item 1

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

4.  Schedule 3, item 2

The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

5.  Schedules 4 and 5

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

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.

3   Schedules

                   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.

Note:          The provisions of the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 amended or inserted by this Act, and any other provisions of those regulations, may be amended or repealed by regulations made under section 62 of the Legislation Act 2003 (see subsection 13(5) of that Act).