National Crime Authority Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)

National Crime Authority Legislation Amendment Act 2001

Act No. 135 of 2001 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 15 January 2003

[This Act was amended by Act No. 125 of 2002]

Amendments from Act No. 125 of 2002 [Schedule 2 (items 78 to 83) amended section 4 Schedule 2 (items 78 to 83) commenced on 1 January 2003]

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

Contents An Act to amend the National Crime Authority Act 1984 and the Ombudsman Act 1976, and for related purposes

[Assented to 1 October 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Crime Authority Legislation Amendment Act 2001.

2 Commencement

(1) Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Schedules 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

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

(4) Schedule 8 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

3 Schedule(s)

Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 Review of effect of this Act

(1) The Minister must cause a person (the responsible person) to review, and to report in writing about, the operation of the National Crime Authority Act 1984 (the NCA Act) and the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (the ACC Act) as affected by the following provisions of this Act: (a) items 1, 3, 5, 11 and 13 of Schedule 1 (the provisions that remove the defence of reasonable excuse); (b) item 12 of Schedule 1 (the provision that removes the derivative‑use immunity); (c) items 7, 12 and 15 of Schedule 1 (the provisions that increase the penalties for non‑compliance).