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CIVIL LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2014

 

 

 

2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

THE SENATE 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Civil Law and Justice Legislation 

Amendment Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Attorney-General) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend various Acts relating to 

law and justice, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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

 

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

 

Schedules ........................................................................................... 2

 

Schedule 1--Bankruptcy

 

3

 

Bankruptcy Act 1966

 

3

 

Schedule 2--International arbitration

 

7

 

International Arbitration Act 1974

 

7

 

Schedule 3--Family law

 

8

 

Family Law Act 1975

 

8

 

Schedule 4--Court security

 

9

 

Court Security Act 2013

 

9

 

Family Law Act 1975

 

11

 

Schedule 5--Evidence

 

13

 

Part 1--Privilege in respect of self-incrimination

 

13

 

Evidence Act 1995

 

13

 

Part 2--Application to the Australian Capital Territory

 

14

 

Evidence Act 1995

 

14

 

Part 3--Differences from Evidence Acts of other jurisdictions

 

16

 

Evidence Act 1995

 

16

 

Part 4--Other amendments

 

20

 

Evidence Act 1995

 

20

 

Part 5--Application of amendments

 

21

 

Schedule 6--Protection of movable cultural heritage

 

22

 

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

 

22

 

Schedule 7--National Library material

 

23

 

Copyright Act 1968

 

23

 

 

 

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend various Acts relating to 

law and justice, and for related purposes 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

1  Short title 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Civil Law and Justice Legislation 

Amendment Act 2014

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 

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according to its terms. 

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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 to 

The day after this Act receives the Royal 

Assent. 

 

3.  Schedule 7 

The day after the end of the period of 6 

months beginning on the day 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 

10 

according to its terms. 

11 

Bankruptcy  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Bankruptcy 

   

Bankruptcy Act 1966 

1  Before subsection 18(1) 

Insert: 

Corporate status of Official Trustee 

2  After subsection 18(2) 

Insert: 

Extra function of Official Trustee 

 

(3)  The functions of the Official Trustee include acting in accordance 

10 

with an order of a court relating to the payment of a debt due by a 

11 

person to the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority. 

12 

Example:  Such an order may, for example, provide for the Official Trustee to: 

13 

(a)  take custody of, control and own property as security for 

14 

payment of such a debt; and 

15 

(b)  sell the property; and 

16 

(c)  apply the proceeds of the sale wholly or partly towards the 

17 

payment of the debt. 

18 

Note: 

Other provisions of this Act and other laws of the Commonwealth 

19 

confer other functions on the Official Trustee. 

20 

Official Trustee's seals 

21 

3  Before subsection 18(8) 

22 

Insert: 

23 

Official Receiver acting for Official Trustee 

24 

4  Before subsection 18(8B) 

25 

Insert: 

26 

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Inspector-General acting for Official Trustee 

5  Before subsection 18(9) 

Insert: 

State of mind of Official Trustee 

6  Before subsection 18(11) 

Insert: 

General interpretation provisions 

7  Before paragraph 20B(8)(a) 

Insert: 

 

(aa)  acting in accordance with an order of a court relating to the 

10 

payment of a debt due by a person to the Commonwealth or a 

11 

Commonwealth authority; or 

12 

8  At the end of section 27 

13 

Add: 

14 

 

(2)  To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not: 

15 

 

(a)  confer jurisdiction in a criminal matter; or 

16 

 

(b)  exclude the jurisdiction of a court of a State or Territory 

17 

under the Judiciary Act 1903 in a criminal matter relating to 

18 

this Act. 

19 

9  Subsection 77C(1) 

20 

Omit "both" (first occurring), substitute "more". 

21 

10  After paragraph 77C(1)(b) 

22 

Insert: 

23 

 

; (c)  produce all books in the person's possession relating to any 

24 

matters connected with the performance of the functions of 

25 

the Official Receiver or a trustee under this Act. 

26 

11  At the end of subsection 116(2) 

27 

Add: 

28 

 

; (s)  the bankrupt's property that is: 

29 

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(i)  a support for the bankrupt that was funded under the 

National Disability Insurance Scheme (as defined in the 

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013); or 

 

(ii)  an NDIS amount (as defined in that Act). 

12  Application of paragraph 116(2)(s) of the Bankruptcy Act 

1966 

Paragraph 116(2)(s) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 applies to bankrupts 

whose bankruptcies are taken under section 115 of that Act to have 

commenced on or after the commencement of that paragraph, whether: 

 

(a)  the property mentioned in that paragraph was acquired 

10 

before, on or after the commencement of that paragraph; or 

11 

 

(b)  amounts mentioned in that paragraph were paid before, on or 

12 

after that commencement. 

13 

13  Paragraph 265(4)(a) 

14 

Omit "or removes", substitute ", removes, disposes of or deals with". 

15 

14  At the end of section 267 

16 

Add: 

17 

Presumed maker of declaration in electronic statement 

18 

 

(3)  If a declaration is contained in a statement that: 

19 

 

(a)  was received by the Official Receiver electronically; and 

20 

 

(b)  purported to be made by a particular person; 

21 

the declaration is presumed to have been made by the person, in 

22 

the absence of evidence to the contrary. 

23 

 

(4)  Subsection (3) applies whether the statement was filed, 

24 

accompanied a declaration or petition or was given to the Official 

25 

Receiver, as described in subsection (1). 

26 

 

(5)  Subsection (3) does not affect by implication the operation of a law 

27 

of the Commonwealth outside this section. 

28 

Schedule 1  Bankruptcy 

   

 

 

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15  Application of subsection 267(3) of the Bankruptcy Act 

1966 

Subsection 267(3) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 applies in relation to 

statements received electronically on or after the commencement of the 

subsection. 

16  Section 273 

Repeal the section, substitute: 

273  Trial of offences constituted by refusal, failure or omission to act 

 

(1)  This section applies to an offence against this Act, a physical 

element of which is: 

10 

 

(a)  a refusal, failure or omission to act; or 

11 

 

(b)  a contravention constituted by a refusal, failure or omission 

12 

to act. 

13 

 

(2)  A person may be charged with, and convicted of, the offence as if 

14 

the place of the refusal, failure, omission or contravention were any 

15 

of the following: 

16 

 

(a)  the place where the person should have done the act; 

17 

 

(b)  the person's usual place of residence at the time the act 

18 

should have been done; 

19 

 

(c)  the person's place of residence last known to the Official 

20 

Receiver. 

21 

 

(3)  Subsection (2) is subject to section 80 of the Constitution. 

22 

 

(4)  Subsection (2) does not apply to an offence against 

23 

subsection 264A(1A), 264C(1) or 267F(1). 

24 

17  Application of section 273 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 

25 

Section 273 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, as amended by this Schedule, 

26 

applies whether the refusal, failure, omission or contravention occurred 

27 

before, on or after the commencement of the amendment made by this 

28 

Schedule affecting that section. 

29 

International arbitration  Schedule 2 

   

 

 

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Schedule 2

--International arbitration 

   

International Arbitration Act 1974 

1  Section 21 

Before "If", insert "(1)". 

2  At the end of section 21 

Add: 

 

(2)  Subsection (1) applies to an arbitration arising from arbitral 

proceedings that commence on or after the commencement of this 

subsection, whether the arbitration agreement giving rise to the 

10 

arbitration was made before, on or after 6 July 2010. 

11 

Note: 

The provision that is now subsection (1) commenced on 6 July 2010. 

12 

Schedule 3  Family law 

   

 

 

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Schedule 3

--Family law 

   

Family Law Act 1975 

1  Subsections 10C(2) and 10G(2) 

Omit ", at least annually,". 

2  Subsection 65F(4) 

Repeal the subsection. 

3  Paragraph 65ZB(3)(b) 

Before "in accordance with", insert "the child leaves". 

4  Paragraph 68R(5)(b) 

10 

Omit "contact", substitute "spending time". 

11 

5  After paragraph 121(9)(a) 

12 

Insert: 

13 

 

(aa)  the communication of any pleading, transcript of evidence or 

14 

other document to authorities of States and Territories that 

15 

have responsibilities relating to the welfare of children and 

16 

are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this 

17 

paragraph; or 

18 

6  Application of paragraph 121(9)(aa) 

19 

Paragraph 121(9)(aa) of the Family Law Act 1975 applies to 

20 

communications made on or after the commencement of that paragraph, 

21 

whether the communications relate to proceedings occurring before, on 

22 

or after that commencement. 

23 

Court security  Schedule 4 

   

 

 

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Schedule 4

--Court security 

   

Court Security Act 2013 

1  Subsection 16(4) 

After "must", insert "take reasonable steps to". 

2  At the end of section 16 

Add: 

Note: 

Section 48A also deals with disposal of items given up on request, or 

seized, under this section. 

3  Paragraph 27(3)(a) 

10 

Omit "ensure that the item is given", substitute "take reasonable steps to 

11 

give the item". 

12 

4  At the end of section 27 

13 

Add: 

14 

Note: 

Section 48A also deals with disposal of items seized under this 

15 

section. 

16 

5  At the end of subsection 41(1) 

17 

Add: 

18 

Note 1: 

For interim orders, see section 43. 

19 

Note 2: 

For variation or revocation of an order, see section 45. 

20 

Note 3: 

For appeals from the making of an order, see: 

21 

(a)  Part X of the Family Law Act 1975 if the order was made by a 

22 

member of the Family Court of Australia or the Family Court of 

23 

Western Australia; or 

24 

(b)  Division 2 of Part III of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 

25 

if the order was made by a member of the Federal Circuit Court 

26 

of Australia. 

27 

6  Section 45 

28 

After "order may", insert ", on application under section 45A,". 

29 

7  At the end of section 45 

30 

Add: 

31 

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Note: 

For appeals from the variation or revocation of an order, see: 

(a)  Part X of the Family Law Act 1975 if the order was varied or 

revoked by a member of the Family Court of Australia or the 

Family Court of Western Australia; or 

(b)  Division 2 of Part III of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 

if the order was varied or revoked by a member of the Federal 

Circuit Court of Australia. 

8  After section 45 

Insert: 

45A  Application for variation or revocation 

10 

 

(1)  A variation or revocation of a court security order may be made on 

11 

application by either of the following persons: 

12 

 

(a)  the person specified in the order; 

13 

 

(b)  the administrative head of the court to which the order 

14 

relates. 

15 

 

(2)  If a person mentioned in subsection (1) applies for variation or 

16 

revocation of a court security order: 

17 

 

(a)  he or she must inform the other person mentioned in that 

18 

subsection of the application; and 

19 

 

(b)  both those persons are entitled to be heard on the application. 

20 

9  Application of section 45A of the Court Security Act 2013 

21 

Section 45A of the Court Security Act 2013 applies to the variation or 

22 

revocation, on or after the commencement of that section, of orders 

23 

made before, on or after that commencement. 

24 

10  After section 48 

25 

Insert: 

26 

48A  Disposal of dangerous items after 6 months 

27 

 

(1)  The administrative head of a court on whose court premises a 

28 

dangerous item was given up on request under section 16 or seized 

29 

under section 16 or 27 may dispose of the item if: 

30 

 

(a)  at least 6 months has passed since the item was given up or 

31 

seized; and 

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(b)  the item has not been returned, or given to a police officer, 

under that section. 

 

(2)  If the operation of subsection (1) would result in an acquisition of 

property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the 

Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within 

the meaning of that paragraph), the Commonwealth is liable to pay 

a reasonable amount of compensation to the person. 

 

(3)  If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount 

of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in a 

court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery from the 

10 

Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the 

11 

court determines. 

12 

11  Application of section 48A of the Court Security Act 2013 

13 

Section 48A of the Court Security Act 2013 applies to the disposal on or 

14 

after the commencement of that section of items given up or seized 

15 

before, on or after that commencement. 

16 

Family Law Act 1975 

17 

12  At the end of subsection 94(1) 

18 

Add: 

19 

Note: 

This subsection applies to appeals from the making, variation and 

20 

revocation of court security orders under the Court Security Act 2013 

21 

as described in section 94AB. 

22 

13  At the end of subsections 94AAA(1A) 

23 

Add: 

24 

Note: 

This subsection applies to appeals from the making, variation and 

25 

revocation of court security orders under the Court Security Act 2013 

26 

as described in section 94AB. 

27 

14  After section 94AA 

28 

Insert: 

29 

94AB  Appeals relating to court security orders 

30 

 

(1)  This section deals with the application of this Part in relation to the 

31 

making, variation or revocation of a court security order under 

32 

Schedule 4  Court security 

   

 

 

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Part 4 of the Court Security Act 2013 by a member (as defined in 

that Act) of: 

 

(a)  the Family Court; or 

 

(b)  the Family Court of Western Australia. 

 

(2)  This Part applies as if the making, variation or revocation were a 

decree of the member's court in the exercise of original jurisdiction 

under this Act. 

Note: 

As a result, an appeal from the making, variation or revocation lies 

under subsection 94(1), if the member is a member of the Family 

Court or a member of the Family Court of Western Australia other 

10 

than a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia. 

11 

 

(3)  However, if the member is a member of the Family Court of 

12 

Western Australia because he or she is a Family Law Magistrate of 

13 

Western Australia, this Part applies as if: 

14 

 

(a)  the making, variation or revocation were a decree of the 

15 

Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a 

16 

Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia exercising 

17 

original jurisdiction under this Act; and 

18 

 

(b)  proceedings for the making, variation or revocation were 

19 

proceedings in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia 

20 

constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western 

21 

Australia. 

22 

Note: 

As a result, an appeal from the making, variation or revocation by the 

23 

member lies under subsection 94AAA(1A). 

24 

15  Application of section 94AB of the Family Law Act 1975 

25 

Section 94AB of the Family Law Act 1975 applies to appeals instituted 

26 

on or after the commencement of that section from the making, 

27 

variation and revocation of court security orders before, on or after that 

28 

commencement. 

29 

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Schedule 5

--Evidence 

Part 1

--Privilege in respect of self-incrimination 

Evidence Act 1995 

1  Subsection 128(3) 

Omit "If", substitute "Subject to subsection (4), if". 

2  Subsection 128(3) 

Before "is to inform", insert "is not to require the witness to give the 

evidence, and". 

3  At the end of section 128A 

Add: 

10 

 

(11)  If a person has been given a certificate under a prescribed State or 

11 

Territory provision in respect of information of a kind referred to 

12 

in paragraph (6)(a), the certificate has the same effect, in a 

13 

proceeding to which this subsection applies, as if it had been given 

14 

under this section. 

15 

 

(12)  For the purposes of subsection (11), a prescribed State or Territory 

16 

provision is a provision of a law of a State or Territory declared by 

17 

the regulations to be a prescribed State or Territory provision for 

18 

the purposes of that subsection. 

19 

 

(13)  Subsection (11) applies to: 

20 

 

(a)  a proceeding in relation to which this Act applies because of 

21 

section 4; and 

22 

 

(b)  a proceeding for an offence against a law of the 

23 

Commonwealth or for the recovery of a civil penalty under a 

24 

law of the Commonwealth, other than a proceeding referred 

25 

to in paragraph (a) of this subsection. 

26 

Note 1: 

Bodies corporate cannot claim this privilege: see section 187. 

27 

Note 2: 

Clause 3 of Part 2 of the Dictionary sets out what is a civil penalty. 

28 

Schedule 5  Evidence 

Part 2  Application to the Australian Capital Territory 

 

 

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Part 2

--Application to the Australian Capital Territory 

Evidence Act 1995 

4  Chapter 1 (introductory note) 

Omit "and ACT courts". 

5  Subsection 4(1) 

Omit "or an ACT court". 

6  Subsection 4(1) (note 2) 

Repeal the note, substitute: 

Note 2: 

Federal court is defined in the Dictionary. The definition includes 

persons or bodies required to apply the laws of evidence. 

10 

7  Subsection 4(1) (note 3) 

11 

Omit "or ACT courts". 

12 

8  Paragraph 4(5)(b) 

13 

After "a court of", insert "the Australian Capital Territory,". 

14 

9  Paragraphs 4(5)(c) and (d) 

15 

Repeal the paragraphs. 

16 

10  Paragraph 4(5)(e) 

17 

Omit "on or after that day--". 

18 

11  Subsection 4(6) (not including the note) 

19 

Repeal the subsection. 

20 

12  Subsections 8(4) to (6) 

21 

Repeal the subsections. 

22 

13  Section 19 

23 

Repeal the section. 

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14  Subsection 128(15) (not including the notes) 

Repeal the subsection. 

15  Subsection 128A(1) (definition of disclosure order

Omit "or an ACT court". 

16  Section 131B 

Omit "or an ACT court". 

17  Subsection 182(2) 

Omit "or (until the day fixed by Proclamation under subsection 4(6)) an 

ACT court". 

18  Subsection 187(1) 

10 

Omit "or the Australian Capital Territory". 

11 

19  Subsection 187(1) 

12 

Omit "or an ACT court". 

13 

20  Part 1 of the Dictionary (definition of ACT court

14 

Repeal the definition. 

15 

Schedule 5  Evidence 

Part 3  Differences from Evidence Acts of other jurisdictions 

 

 

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Part 3

--Differences from Evidence Acts of other 

jurisdictions 

Evidence Act 1995 

21  Chapter 1 (introductory note) 

Omit all the words after "Related legislation", substitute: 

 

  This Act is in most respects uniform with the following State and Territory Acts: 

(a)  the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW); 

(b)  the Evidence Act 2001 (Tas.); 

(c)  the Evidence Act 2008 (Vic.); 

(d)  the Evidence Act 2011 (ACT); 

10 

(e)  the Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT). 

11 

 

  While these Acts are in most respects identical to this Act, there are differences. 

12 

The explanatory memorandum to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation 

13 

Amendment Bill 2014 includes a table setting out the differences as at 8 July 

14 

2014. An updated version of the table is maintained by the Attorney-General's 

15 

Department on its website (http://www.ag.gov.au). 

16 

22  Subsection 3(3) (note) 

17 

Repeal the note. 

18 

23  Subsection 4(1) (note 1) 

19 

Repeal the note. 

20 

24  Subsection 4(6) (note) 

21 

Repeal the note. 

22 

25  Section 5 (note 1) 

23 

Omit "Note 1", substitute "Note". 

24 

26  Section 5 (note 2) 

25 

Repeal the note. 

26 

27  Section 6 (note) 

27 

Repeal the note. 

28 

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28  Section 7 (note) 

Repeal the note. 

29  Subsection 8(6) (note) 

Repeal the note. 

30  Section 8A (note 1) 

Omit "Note 1", substitute "Note". 

31  Section 8A (note 2) 

Repeal the note. 

32  Subsection 9(3) (note) 

Repeal the note. 

10 

33  Subsection 68(4) (note) 

11 

Repeal the note. 

12 

34  Subsection 70(2) (note 1) 

13 

Repeal the note. 

14 

35  Subsection 70(2) (note 2) 

15 

Omit "Note 2", substitute "Note". 

16 

36  Subsection 128(7) (note) 

17 

Repeal the note. 

18 

37  Subsection 128(15) (note 3) 

19 

Repeal the note. 

20 

38  Subsection 129(5) (note) 

21 

Repeal the note. 

22 

39  Subsection 150(1) (note) 

23 

Repeal the note. 

24 

40  Subsection 151(2) (note) 

25 

Repeal the note. 

26 

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41  Subsection 155(2) (note 1) 

Repeal the note. 

42  Subsection 155(2) (note 2) 

Omit "Note 2", substitute "Note". 

43  Subsection 155A(2) (note 1) 

Repeal the note. 

44  Subsection 155A(2) (note 2) 

Omit "Note 2", substitute "Note". 

45  Subsection 163(2) (note 1) 

Repeal the note. 

10 

46  Subsection 163(2) (note 2) 

11 

Omit "Note 2", substitute "Note". 

12 

47  Subsection 170(1) (note) 

13 

Repeal the note. 

14 

48  Subsection 171(3) (note) 

15 

Repeal the note. 

16 

49  Subsection 182(5) (note 1) 

17 

Repeal the note. 

18 

50  Subsection 182(5) (note 2) 

19 

Omit "Note 2", substitute "Note". 

20 

51  Section 185 (note) 

21 

Repeal the note. 

22 

52  Subsection 186(2) (note) 

23 

Repeal the note. 

24 

53  Section 194 

25 

Repeal the section. 

26 

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54  Subsection 195(2) (note 1) 

Omit "Note 1", substitute "Note". 

55  Subsection 195(2) (note 2) 

Repeal the note. 

56  Section 196 

Repeal the section. 

57  Part 1 of the Dictionary (note at the end of the definition of 

confidential document

Repeal the note. 

58  Part 1 of the Dictionary (note at the end of the definition of 

10 

federal court

11 

Repeal the note. 

12 

59  Part 1 of the Dictionary (notes 1 and 2 at the end of the 

13 

definition of government or official gazette

14 

Repeal the notes. 

15 

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Part 4

--Other amendments 

Evidence Act 1995 

60  Section 31 (heading) 

Repeal the heading, substitute: 

31  Witnesses who cannot hear adequately or speak adequately 

61  Paragraph 1(1)(d) of Part 2 of the Dictionary 

After "person", insert "or body". 

62  Clause 4 of Part 2 of the Dictionary 

Repeal the clause, substitute: 

4  Unavailability of persons 

10 

 

(1)  For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken not to be available to 

11 

give evidence about a fact if: 

12 

 

(a) 

the person is dead; or 

13 

 

(b)  the person is, for any reason other than the application of 

14 

section 16 (Competence and compellability: judges and 

15 

jurors), not competent to give the evidence; or 

16 

 

(c)  the person is mentally or physically unable to give the 

17 

evidence and it is not reasonably practicable to overcome that 

18 

inability; or 

19 

 

(d)  it would be unlawful for the person to give the evidence; or 

20 

 

(e)  a provision of this Act prohibits the evidence being given; or 

21 

 

(f)  all reasonable steps have been taken, by the party seeking to 

22 

prove the person is not available, to find the person or secure 

23 

his or her attendance, but without success; or 

24 

 

(g)  all reasonable steps have been taken, by the party seeking to 

25 

prove the person is not available, to compel the person to 

26 

give the evidence, but without success. 

27 

 

(2)  In all other cases the person is taken to be available to give 

28 

evidence about the fact. 

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Part 5

--Application of amendments 

63  Application of amendments 

(1) 

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply in relation to 

proceedings the hearing of which began before the commencement of 

this Schedule. 

(2) 

The Evidence Act 1995, as in force immediately before that 

commencement, continues to apply in relation to proceedings the 

hearing of which began before that commencement. 

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Schedule 6

--Protection of movable cultural 

heritage 

   

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 

1  Subsection 17(5) 

Repeal the subsection. 

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Schedule 7

--National Library material 

   

Copyright Act 1968 

1  Subsection 10(1) 

Insert: 

available online, in relation to National Library material, has the 

meaning given by section 195CF. 

delivery period has the meaning given by subsection 195CD(2). 

National Library material has the meaning given by 

section 195CE. 

10 

National Library Minister means the Minister administering the 

11 

National Library Act 1960

12 

2  Subsection 10(1) (definition of the National Librarian

13 

Repeal the definition. 

14 

3  Before section 195A 

15 

Insert: 

16 

Division 1--Interpretation 

17 

4  Before section 195B 

18 

Insert: 

19 

Division 2--Review 

20 

5  After section 195B 

21 

Insert: 

22 

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Division 3--National Library of Australia 

195CA  Simplified outline 

Persons publishing certain literary, dramatic, musical or artistic 

works in Australia must deliver copies of the works to the National 

Library. The National Library may also request the delivery of 

works that are available online. 

195CB  Copy of certain material to be delivered to the Library 

Material published but not available online 

 

(1)  A person commits an offence if: 

 

(a)  the person publishes National Library material in Australia 

10 

on a particular day, but not in such a way that makes the 

11 

material available online; and 

12 

 

(b)  the person is not requested under section 195CC, during the 

13 

period of 1 month starting on that day, to cause a copy of the 

14 

material to be delivered under section 195CD; and 

15 

 

(c)  the person contravenes section 195CD. 

16 

Penalty:  10 penalty units. 

17 

Material available online 

18 

 

(2)  A person commits an offence if: 

19 

 

(a)  the person publishes National Library material; and 

20 

 

(b)  the material is available online; and 

21 

 

(c)  the person is requested under section 195CC to cause a copy 

22 

of the material to be delivered under section 195CD; and 

23 

 

(d)  the person contravenes section 195CD. 

24 

Penalty:  10 penalty units. 

25 

Offences of strict liability 

26 

 

(3)  Subsections (1) and (2) are offences of strict liability. 

27 

Note: 

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code

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Not continuing offences 

 

(4)  Subsection 4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 (about continuing 

offences) does not apply in relation to an offence against 

subsection (1) or (2). 

195CC  Library may request a copy of material available online 

 

(1)  The Director-General of the National Library may request, in 

writing, a person to cause a copy of National Library material to be 

delivered under section 195CD if: 

 

(a)  the person publishes the material; and 

 

(b)  the material is available online; and 

10 

 

(c)  the Director-General considers that a copy of the material 

11 

should be included in the national collection of library 

12 

material (see section 6 of the National Library Act 1960). 

13 

Note: 

The national collection includes a comprehensive collection of library 

14 

material relating to Australia and the Australian people. 

15 

 

(2)  The request may be made any time after the person publishes the 

16 

material. 

17 

 

(3)  For the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(d) of the Electronic 

18 

Transactions Act 1999, one way of consenting to a request being 

19 

made by way of electronic communication is having the ability to 

20 

automatically receive user agent requests. 

21 

Example:  The Director-General could use a web harvester to make requests in 

22 

the form of user agent requests. 

23 

195CD  Delivering material to the Library 

24 

 

(1)  A person contravenes this section unless the person causes to be 

25 

delivered to the National Library, before the end of the delivery 

26 

period for the National Library material, a copy of the material 

27 

that: 

28 

 

(a)  is a copy of the whole of the material (including any 

29 

illustrations, drawings, engravings, photographs and 

30 

audio-visual elements); and 

31 

 

(b)  if the copy was requested under section 195CC--is in the 

32 

electronic form in which the material was available online; 

33 

and 

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(c)  if the copy is in an electronic form: 

 

(i)  is free from any technological protection measure; and 

 

(ii)  is accompanied by any software or additional 

information necessary for the National Library to access 

the material from the copy; and 

 

(d)  if the copy is in hardcopy form: 

 

(i)  is finished and coloured, and bound, sewed, stitched or 

otherwise fastened together, in the same manner as the 

best copies of the material are supplied to the public; 

and 

10 

 

(ii)  is on the best paper on which the material is printed; and 

11 

 

(e)  is delivered at the person's own expense, unless the copy was 

12 

requested under section 195CC and the request stated 

13 

otherwise; and 

14 

 

(f)  meets the requirements (if any) prescribed by the National 

15 

Library Minister for the purposes of this paragraph. 

16 

 

(2)  The delivery period, for National Library material, starts on: 

17 

 

(a)  for material published in a way covered by 

18 

paragraph 195CB(1)(a)--the day it was so published; or 

19 

 

(b)  for material requested under section 195CC--the day the 

20 

request was made; 

21 

and ends 1 month later or on a later day allowed by the 

22 

Director-General of the National Library. 

23 

Note: 

This section could apply twice, with separate delivery periods, if 

24 

material published in Australia but not available online later became 

25 

available online and was requested under section 195CC more than 1 

26 

month after it was published. 

27 

195CE  Meaning of National Library material 

28 

 

  A literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or an edition of such 

29 

a work, (whether in an electronic form or otherwise) is National 

30 

Library material if: 

31 

 

(a)  the work or edition is: 

32 

 

(i)  a website, web page, web file, book, periodical, 

33 

newspaper, pamphlet, sheet of music, map, plan, chart 

34 

or table; or 

35 

 

(ii)  prescribed by the National Library Minister for the 

36 

purposes of this subparagraph; and 

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(b)  copyright subsists in the work or edition under this Act; and 

 

(c)  the work or edition is not primarily audio-visual; and 

 

(d)  in the case of an edition: 

 

(i)  the edition contains additions or alterations in the text or 

other reading matter, illustrations, drawings, engravings, 

photographs or audio-visual elements; and 

 

(ii)  the content of at least one of those additions or 

alterations was not contained in any earlier edition; and 

 

(e)  the work or edition is not prescribed by the National Library 

Minister for the purposes of this paragraph. 

10 

Note: 

The same work in hardcopy form and an electronic form is the same 

11 

National Library material. 

12 

195CF  Meaning of available online 

13 

 

  National Library material is available online if it is communicated: 

14 

 

(a)  on the internet; or 

15 

 

(b)  in an electronic form prescribed by the National Library 

16 

Minister for the purposes of this paragraph. 

17 

195CG  Infringement notices 

18 

 

(1)  The National Library Minister may prescribe a scheme enabling a 

19 

person who is alleged to have committed an offence against 

20 

subsection 195CB(1) or (2) to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth 

21 

as an alternative to prosecution. 

22 

 

(2)  The penalty must equal one-fifth of the maximum fine that a court 

23 

could impose on the person as a penalty for that offence. 

24 

195CH  Relationship with State and Territory laws 

25 

 

  This Division is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of 

26 

any law of a State or Territory (whether made before or after the 

27 

commencement of this Division) that makes provision for or in 

28 

relation to the delivery to a specified public or other library in or of 

29 

the State or Territory of copies of National Library material 

30 

published in the State or Territory. 

31 

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195CI  Delegation 

 

(1)  The Director-General of the National Library may, in writing, 

delegate the Director-General's powers under this Division to a 

member of the staff of the National Library who is an SES 

employee or acting SES employee. 

Note: 

The relevant powers are in section 195CC (about requesting copies of 

material available online), and subsection 195CD(2) (about allowing 

further time for delivery). 

 

(2)  In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply 

with any written directions of the Director-General. 

10 

195CJ  Legislative instruments 

11 

 

  The National Library Minister may, by legislative instrument, 

12 

prescribe matters required or permitted by this Division to be 

13 

prescribed by that Minister. 

14 

Division 4--Other matters 

15 

6  Sections 201 and 241 

16 

Repeal the sections. 

17 

7  Application of amendments 

18 

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to National 

19 

Library material published by a person on or after the commencement 

20 

of this item. 

21 

 


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