2013 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

THE SENATE 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Criminal Code Amendment (Harming 

Australians) Bill 2013 

 

No.      , 2013 

 

(Senator Xenophon) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 

1995, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Object ................................................................................................. 2

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Criminal Code Act 1995

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 

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1995, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment (Harming 

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Australians) Act 2013. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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3  Object 

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  The object of this Act is justice for Australian citizens and 

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residents who were the victims of certain violent crimes committed 

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before 1 October 2002 outside Australia. 

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Note: 

1 October 2002 was the day Division 115 of the Criminal Code 

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(Harming Australians) commenced. 

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4  Schedule(s) 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Criminal Code Act 1995  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

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Criminal Code Act 1995 

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1  Paragraphs 115.1(1)(b), 115.2(1)(b), 115.3(1)(b) and 

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115.4(1)(b) of the Criminal Code 

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After "another person", insert ", whether before, on or after the 

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commencement of this section". 

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2  Application of amendments 

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To avoid doubt, the amendments made by this Schedule apply to 

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conduct that occurs at any time, whether before, on or after the 

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commencement of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment 

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(Offences Against Australians) Act 2002. 

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