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Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012
No. 120, 2012
An Act to implement the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Preservation regime for stored communications Telecommunications Act 1997 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Schedule 2—Amendments relating to Mutual Assistance Part 1—Stored communications Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Part 2—Telecommunications data Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 Telecommunications Act 1997 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Part 3—Recovery of costs by carriage service providers etc. for providing assistance to Australian law enforcement authorities Telecommunications Act 1997 Schedule 3—Computer offences amendments Criminal Code Act 1995 Schedule 4—Telecommunications data confidentiality Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Schedule 5—Miscellaneous Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 120, 2012
An Act to implement the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, and for other purposes
[Assented to 12 September 2012]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012.
2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 12 September 2012 2. Schedules 1 and 2 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 October 2012 3. Schedule 3 The later of: 1 March 2013 (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (see Gazette 2013, No. GN1) (b) the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, done at Budapest on 23 November 2001, comes into force for Australia. (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime comes into force for Australia. 4. Schedules 4 and 5 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 October 2012
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