Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Act 2001 (Cth)

Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Act 2001

No. 37, 2001

Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Act 2001

No. 37, 2001

An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914 to facilitate the determination of the age of persons suspected of committing, or charged with, Commonwealth offences, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Determining a person's age Crimes Act 1914

Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Act 2001

No. 37, 2001

An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914 to facilitate the determination of the age of persons suspected of committing, or charged with, Commonwealth offences, and for related purposes

[Assented to 7 May 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Determining a person's age

Crimes Act 1914

1 After Division 4 of Part 1AA Insert:

Division 4A—Determining a person's age

Subdivision A—Preliminary

3ZQA Definitions

(1) In this Division:

age determination information means a photograph (including an X‑ray photograph) or any other record or information relating to a person that is obtained by carrying out a prescribed procedure.

appropriately qualified, in relation to the carrying out of a prescribed procedure, means: (a) having suitable professional qualifications or experience to carry out the prescribed procedure; or (b) qualified under the regulations to carry out the prescribed procedure.