Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 123 of 1986 - SECT 4

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

"(a) to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, such criminological research
as is approved by the Board or is requested by the Attorney-General;";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (b) "and the States" and substituting ",
        the States, and the Northern Territory,";

   (c)  by omitting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

"(c) to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, such seminars and courses of
training or instruction for persons engaged, or to be engaged, in
criminological research or in work related to the prevention or correction of
criminal behaviour as are approved by the Board or are requested by the
Attorney-General;";

   (d)  by omitting from paragraph (h) "and"; and

   (e)  by inserting after paragraph (h) the following paragraphs:

"(ha) to collect information and statistics (without detracting from, and in
the context of, the overall collecting and co-ordinating role of the
Australian Bureau of Statistics);

"(hb) to provide information and advice to Departments, agencies and
authorities of the Commonwealth, of the States, and of the Northern Territory
dealing with the adminstration of criminal justice;

"(hc) to collaborate, in and outside Australia, with governments, institutions
and authorities, and with bodies and persons, in relation to research, or the
training of persons, in or in connection with the administration of criminal
justice; and".