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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019
No. , 2019
(Attorney-General)
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to the criminal law and law enforcement, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3
Schedule 1—Amendments relating to foreign bribery 4
Part 1—Main amendments 4
Criminal Code Act 1995 4
Part 2—Other amendments 13
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 13
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 13
Schedule 2—Amendments relating to deferred prosecution agreements 15
Part 1—Main amendments 15
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 15
Part 2—Consequential amendments to the tax law 28
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 28
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 28
Part 3—Other consequential amendments 29
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 29
Crimes Act 1914 29
Schedule 3—Amendments relating to dishonesty definitions in the Criminal Code 30
Criminal Code Act 1995 30
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to the criminal law and law enforcement, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Act 2019.
(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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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
The day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 1, item 11 |
The day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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4. Schedule 1, items 12 to 15 |
The first 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October to occur after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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5. Schedule 2, Part 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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6. Schedule 2, Part 2 |
The first 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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7. Schedule 2, Part 3 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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8. Schedule 3 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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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.