Cybercrime Act 2001 (Cth)

Cybercrime Act 2001

Act No. 161 of 2001 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 6 September 2004

[This Act was amended by Act No. 127 of 2004]

Amendments from Act No. 127 of 2004

[Schedule 5 (item 9) amended Schedule 1 Schedule 5 (item 9) commenced on 21 December 2001]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) 4 Application—Criminal Code amendments

Schedule 1—Computer offences

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

Crimes Act 1914

Criminal Code Act 1995

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

Schedule 2—Law enforcement powers relating to electronically stored data

Crimes Act 1914

Customs Act 1901 An Act to amend the law relating to computer offences, and for other purposes

[Assented to 1 October 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cybercrime Act 2001.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4 Application—Criminal Code amendments

(1) The amendments of the Criminal Code made by Schedule 1 apply to conduct that takes place after that Schedule commences.

(2) For the purposes of this section, if conduct is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which Schedule 1 commences, the conduct is alleged to have taken place before Schedule 1 commences.