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Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Act 2005
No. 136, 2005
An Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments Crimes Act 1914 Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 Foreign Evidence Act 1994 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Surveillance Devices Act 2004
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Act 2005
No. 136, 2005
An Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice, and for related purposes
[Assented to 15 November 2005]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after 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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Crimes Act 1914
1 Before paragraph 4AAA(1)(a) Insert: (aa) a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; (ab) a Federal Magistrate;
2 Subsection 4AAA(2) After "in the case of a", insert "Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, Federal Magistrate,".
3 After subsection 4AAA(3) Insert:
Protection and immunity provided
(3A) A Judge of the Federal Court of Australia or a Federal Magistrate performing a conferred function, or exercising a conferred power, has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court has in relation to proceedings in the High Court.
Note: The heading to subsection 4AAA(4) is deleted.
4 After subsection 4AAA(6) Insert:
Contrary intention
(6A) Despite subsection (1), a rule set out in this section does not apply if the contrary intention appears.
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