House debates

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2) 2009

Consideration of Senate Message

Bill returned from the Senate with amendments.

Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s amendments—

(1)    Schedule 1, Part 5, page 40 (after line 30), at the end of the Part, add:

158A  Subparagraph 266A(1)(a)(i)

Omit “39(1)(d)”, substitute “39(1)(ca), (d) or (da)”.

(2)    Schedule 1, page 51 (after line 11), after item 200, insert:

200A  Subsection 298(1)

Omit “in a particular financial year”.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 207, page 52 (line 22), omit “or subparagraph 102(d)(ii)”, substitute “, subparagraph 102(d)(ii) or section 179L”.

(4)    Schedule 2, item 16, page 65 (line 23), at the end of subsection 3L(1), add “if he or she suspects on reasonable grounds that the data constitutes evidential material”.

(5)    Schedule 4, item 1, page 100 (after line 19), after subsection 390.3(3), insert:

Intention fault element for paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(d)

     (3A)    The fault element for paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(d) is intention (by the first person).

(6)    Schedule 4, item 1, page 101 (lines 6 to 28), omit paragraphs 390.3(6)(d) to (f), substitute:

             (d)    the association is only for the purpose of providing legal advice or legal representation in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or a foreign country; or

             (e)    the association is reasonable in the circumstances.

(7)    Schedule 4, item 1, page 101 (after line 30), after subsection 390.3(6), insert:

     (6A)    Paragraphs (6)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) do not limit one another.

(8)    Schedule 4, item 1, page 101 (line 32), omit “under subsection (1)”, substitute “against subsection (1) or (2)”.

(9)    Schedule 4, item 1, page 101 (line 34), omit “under subsection (1)”, substitute “against subsection (1) or (2)”.

(10)  Schedule 7, item 18, page 127 (line 2), omit “ACC”, substitute “examiner”.

3:56 pm

Photo of Robert McClellandRobert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the amendments be agreed to.

I rely on the remarks I made on the immediately preceding bill.

Question agreed to.