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TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES ACT 1984 - NOTES

Act No. 23 of 1984 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 30 January 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 96 of 2010

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4............ Protected Zone coastal waters of Queensland ..................................... 8

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 8

5............ Application of Act in certain waters .................................................... 9

6............ Extra-territorial operation .................................................................... 9

7............ Act not to apply to fishing for private purposes from Australian boats 10

Part II--Administration                                                                                                    11

8............ Objectives to be pursued ................................................................... 11

9............ Delegation ......................................................................................... 11

10.......... Registers ........................................................................................... 12

11.......... Investigations .................................................................................... 12

12.......... Issue of permits for scientific or developmental purposes ................. 13

13.......... Minister to seek views of traditional inhabitants ............................... 13

Part III--Regulation of fishing                                                                                     14

14.......... Minister may require information to be furnished ............................. 14

15.......... Proclamations in relation to fishing ................................................... 17

15A....... Management plans ............................................................................ 18

16.......... Regulation of fishing ......................................................................... 22

Part IV--Licences, endorsements and entries                                                     27

17.......... Licences may be required for taking fish in the course of community fishing           27

18.......... Licences, endorsements, renewals, transfers and entries ................... 28

19.......... Commercial fishing and fish receivers licences ................................. 28

20.......... Endorsements of licences .................................................................. 29

21.......... Entries in licences and endorsements ................................................ 30

22.......... Conditions of licences and endorsements .......................................... 32

23.......... Terms of licences .............................................................................. 32

24.......... Renewal of licences ........................................................................... 33

25.......... Transfer of licences ........................................................................... 33

25A....... Variation of licences .......................................................................... 34

26.......... Suspension and cancellation of licences ............................................ 34

27.......... Fees ................................................................................................... 36

27A....... Exercise of powers by agent etc. ....................................................... 37

Part V--Protected Zone Joint Authority                                                               38

28.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 38

29.......... Acting Ministers ............................................................................... 39

30.......... Establishment of Protected Zone Joint Authority .............................. 40

31.......... Arrangements with Queensland ........................................................ 41

32.......... Procedure for making and termination of arrangements .................... 42

33.......... Exclusion of this Act in accordance with arrangement ...................... 43

34.......... Functions of Joint Authority under this Act ...................................... 44

35.......... Powers of Protected Zone Joint Authority ........................................ 44

36.......... Powers of Protected Zone Joint Authority with respect to licences etc. 45

37.......... Application of provisions relating to offences ................................... 46

38.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 47

39.......... Protected Zone Joint Authority to seek views of traditional inhabitants 47

40.......... Procedure of Protected Zone Joint Authority .................................... 48

41.......... Annual reports .................................................................................. 49

Part VI--Enforcement                                                                                                      51

Division 1--Officers' powers                                                                                  51

42.......... Powers of officers ............................................................................. 51

42AA.... Identity cards ..................................................................................... 59

42AB.... Offence for failure to return identity card .......................................... 59

42A....... Searches under paragraph 42(1)(aa) .................................................. 60

43.......... Obstruction of officers etc. ................................................................ 61

43A....... Use of force to exercise powers ........................................................ 61

43B....... Officer etc. not liable to certain actions .............................................. 62

Division 1A--Search warrants                                                                               63

43C....... When search warrants can be issued ................................................. 63

43D....... The things that are authorised by a search warrant ............................ 64

43E........ Availability of assistance and use of force in executing a warrant ..... 65

43F........ Copy of warrant to be given to occupier etc. ..................................... 65

43G....... Specific powers available to officer executing warrant ...................... 65

43H....... Use of equipment to examine or process things ................................ 66

43J........ Use of electronic equipment at premises ........................................... 67

43K....... Compensation for damage to electronic equipment ........................... 68

43L........ Copies of seized things to be provided .............................................. 69

43M...... Occupier entitled to be present during search .................................... 70

43N....... Receipts for things seized under warrant ........................................... 70

43P........ Warrants by telephone or other electronic means .............................. 70

Division 2--Offences                                                                                                    72

44.......... Contravention of instruments under section 16 ................................. 72

45.......... Offences relating to commercial fishing ............................................ 75

46.......... Court may make certain orders .......................................................... 80

46AA.... Offences relating to a fish receiver licence ........................................ 80

46A....... Commercial fishing by foreign boat in territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction--general 81

46B....... Commercial fishing by foreign boat in territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction--unlicensed master 82

46C....... Commercial fishing by foreign boat in territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction--processing or carrying fish .................................................................................................... 83

46D....... Commercial fishing by foreign boat in territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction--trans-shipping fish .......................................................................................................... 84

47.......... Removing fish from traps etc. ........................................................... 85

48.......... Using foreign boat for fishing for private purposes .......................... 85

49.......... Bringing foreign boats and Papua New Guinea boats into the Australian part of the Protected Zone       85

49A....... Bringing foreign boats into territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction   86

50.......... Certain boats not to land fish at certain places ................................... 87

51.......... Having boat equipped for fishing--general ...................................... 88

51A....... Having foreign boat equipped for fishing in territorial sea within an area of Australian jurisdiction         89

Division 3--Forfeiture for offences                                                                     92

Subdivision A--Forfeiture by court order                                                         92

52.......... Forfeiture of things used in certain offences ..................................... 92

52AAA. Forfeiture of additional things on forfeited boats .............................. 92

52AAB. Forfeited things become the property of the Commonwealth ............ 94

52AAC. Rights and interests of the Commonwealth not limited ..................... 94

Subdivision B--Automatic forfeiture of things                                                 94

52A....... Forfeiture of things used in certain offences ..................................... 94

52AA.... Forfeiture of additional things on seized boats .................................. 95

52AB.... Rights and interests of the Commonwealth not limited ..................... 97

Subdivision BA--Automatic ownership of things                                             97

52AC.... Fish taken with Commonwealth property ......................................... 97

52AD.... Things on, in or attached to boats ...................................................... 97

52AE..... Rights and interests of the Commonwealth not limited ..................... 97

Subdivision C--Dealing with things seized                                                         98

52B....... Application of this Subdivision ......................................................... 98

52C....... Notice of seizure ............................................................................... 98

52D....... Dealing with thing before it is condemned ........................................ 99

52E........ Thing condemned if not claimed in time .......................................... 100

52F........ Dealing with claim for thing ............................................................ 100

52G....... Condemnation of thing if it is claimed ............................................. 101

52H....... Dealing with thing after it is condemned ......................................... 102

52HA.... Evidence .......................................................................................... 102

Division 4--Dealing with property that has been seized etc.               104

52I......... Release of property that has been seized etc. ................................... 104

52J........ Seizure or forfeiture has effect despite other proceedings ............... 105

Division 5--Ancillary offences and provisions                                            106

53.......... Liability of master of boat ............................................................... 106

53A....... Conduct by directors, servants or agents of bodies corporate ......... 106

Division 6--Offence of contravening Papua New Guinea law            108

54.......... Offences against Papua New Guinea law ....................................... 108

Division 7--Provisions relating to detention of suspected illegal foreign fishers              109

54A....... Provisions relating to detention of suspected illegal foreign fishers 109

Division 8--Alternative enforcement processes                                          110

54B....... Infringement notices ........................................................................ 110

54C....... Demerit points system ..................................................................... 110

Part VII--Miscellaneous                                                                                                 111

55.......... Certain offences to be indictable offences ....................................... 111

55A....... Enforcement of orders for payment ................................................. 111

56.......... Certain prosecutions to require consent of Minister ........................ 112

56A....... Taking etc. of fish not an offence in certain circumstances .............. 113

57.......... Evidence .......................................................................................... 114

58.......... Evidence in proceedings for an offence against section 54 .............. 116

59.......... Service of notices ............................................................................ 117

60.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 118

Schedule 1--Torres Strait Treaty                                                                             121

Schedule 2--Provisions relating to detention of suspected illegal foreign fishers                170

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                          170

Division 1--Objects of this Schedule                                                                 170

1............ Main objects of this Schedule ......................................................... 170

Division 2--Definitions                                                                                             172

2............ Definitions ...................................................................................... 172

Division 3--Appointment etc. of detention officers                                   173

3............ Minister may appoint persons to be detention officers .................... 173

4............ Detention officers subject to directions ........................................... 173

5............ Detention officer etc. not liable to certain actions ............................ 173

Division 4--Authorisation of officers and detention officers               174

6............ AFMA may authorise officers and detention officers ..................... 174

7............ Persons who are authorised officers for purposes of Migration Act 1958 are taken to be authorised for this Schedule ........................................................................................................ 174

Part 2--Detaining suspected illegal foreign fishers                                        176

Division 1--Initial detention by an officer                                                     176

8............ Power to detain ............................................................................... 176

9............ Relationship with Part IC of the Crimes Act 1914 .......................... 176

Division 2--Continued detention by a detention officer                         177

10.......... Detention officer may detain person already detained by officer ..... 177

Division 3--Detention on behalf of an officer or detention officer   178

11.......... Detention on behalf of an officer or detention officer ...................... 178

Division 4--Moving detainees                                                                               179

12.......... Power to move detainees ................................................................. 179

Division 5--End of detention                                                                                 180

13.......... End of detention .............................................................................. 180

Division 6--Offence of escaping from detention                                         182

14.......... Escape from detention ..................................................................... 182

Part 3--Searching and screening detainees and screening their visitors 183

Division 1--Searches of detainees                                                                      183

15.......... Searches of detainees ...................................................................... 183

Division 2--Screening of detainees                                                                    185

16.......... Power to conduct a screening procedure ......................................... 185

Division 3--Strip searches of detainees                                                           186

17.......... Power to conduct a strip search ....................................................... 186

18.......... Rules for conducting a strip search ................................................. 188

Division 4--Keeping of things found by screening or strip search of detainees                191

19.......... Possession and retention of certain things obtained during a screening procedure or strip search             191

20.......... Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period              192

21.......... Magistrate may order that thing be retained ..................................... 193

Division 5--Law applying to detainee in State or Territory prison etc.                194

22.......... Detainees held in State or Territory prisons or remand centres ....... 194

Division 6--Screening detainees' visitors                                                       195

23.......... Powers concerning entry to premises where detainee is detained .... 195

Part 4--Detainees' rights to facilities for obtaining legal advice etc.   197

24.......... Detainee may have access to certain advice, facilities etc. ................ 197

Part 5--Identifying detainees                                                                                      198

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           198

25.......... Definitions ...................................................................................... 198

26.......... Meaning of personal identifier ........................................................ 198

27.......... Limiting the types of identification tests that authorised officers may carry out         200

Division 2--Identification of detainees                                                             201

Subdivision A--Provision of personal identifiers                                          201

28.......... Detainees must provide personal identifiers .................................... 201

29.......... Authorised officers must require and carry out identification tests .. 202

30.......... Information to be provided before carrying out identification tests . 203

Subdivision B--How identification tests are carried out                              203

31.......... General rules for carrying out identification tests ............................ 203

32.......... Use of force in carrying out identification tests ............................... 204

33.......... Identification tests not to be carried out in cruel, inhuman or degrading manner etc.                 206

34.......... Authorised officer may get help to carry out identification tests ...... 206

35.......... Identification tests to be carried out by authorised officer of same sex as non-citizen               206

36.......... Independent person to be present .................................................... 206

37.......... Recording of identification tests ...................................................... 207

38.......... Retesting ......................................................................................... 207

Subdivision C--Obligations relating to video recordings of identification tests            209

39.......... Definitions ...................................................................................... 209

40.......... Accessing video recordings ............................................................ 210

41.......... Authorising access to video recordings ........................................... 210

42.......... Providing video recordings ............................................................. 211

43.......... Unauthorised modification of video recordings .............................. 213

44.......... Unauthorised impairment of video recordings ................................ 213

45.......... Meanings of unauthorised modification and unauthorised impairment etc.             213

46.......... Destroying video recordings ........................................................... 214

Division 3--Identification of minors and incapable persons                215

47.......... Minors ............................................................................................ 215

48.......... Incapable persons ............................................................................ 215

Division 4--Obligations relating to detainees' identifying information 217

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                217

49.......... Definitions ...................................................................................... 217

50.......... Application ...................................................................................... 218

Subdivision B--Accessing identifying information                                       218

51.......... Accessing identifying information .................................................. 218

52.......... Authorising access to identifying information ................................. 218

Subdivision C--Disclosing identifying information                                      219

53.......... Disclosing identifying information .................................................. 219

54.......... Authorising disclosure of identifying information to foreign countries etc.               222

Subdivision D--Modifying and impairing identifying information          222

55.......... Unauthorised modification of identifying information .................... 222

56.......... Unauthorised impairment of identifying information ...................... 223

57.......... Meanings of unauthorised modification and unauthorised impairment etc.             223

Subdivision E--Retaining identifying information                                       224

58.......... Identifying information may be indefinitely retained ....................... 224

Part 6--Disclosure of detainees' personal information                               225

59.......... Disclosure of detainees' personal information ................................ 225

Notes                                                                                                                                            227


An Act relating to fisheries in certain waters between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

  

Notes to the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

Note 1

The Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 23, 1984 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010, see Act No. 51, 2010.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 November 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

23, 1984

26 Apr 1984

15 Feb 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S38)

 

Fishing Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1984

152, 1984

25 Oct 1984

31 Aug 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1985, No. S347)

--

Fishing Legislation Amendment Act 1985

29, 1985

22 May 1985

31 Aug 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S347)

--

Fishing Legislation Amendment Act 1987

176, 1987

26 Dec 1987

Ss. 26, 27(1),
28-31, 32(1), 33, 34, 35(1), 36
and 37: 23 Jan 1988 (a)
Ss. 27(2), (3), 32(2) and 35(2): 24 Feb 1988 (a)

Ss. 27(3), 28(2) and 36(2)

Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991

163, 1991

10 Nov 1991

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Remainder: 3 Feb 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN1)

S. 5

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 1996

43, 1996

25 Oct 1996

Schedule 3 (item 26): 10 Nov 1991 (b)

--

Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995

3, 1995

23 Feb 1995

S. 14: Royal Assent (c)
Schedule: 18 Apr 1995 (c)

S. 14

Statute Law Revision Act 1996

43, 1996

25 Oct 1996

Schedule 5 (items 150-152): Royal Assent (d)

--

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 1997

120, 1997

7 July 1997

7 July 1997

--

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000

137, 2000

24 Nov 2000

Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7,
9-11, 32): Royal Assent
Remainder: 24 May 2001

Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

115, 2001

18 Sept 2001

16 Oct 2001

S. 4 [see Table A]

Torres Strait Fisheries Amendment Act 2002

103, 2002

10 Nov 2002

11 Nov 2002

--

Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

103, 2005

23 Aug 2005

Schedule 1 (items 1, 2, 35-45) and Schedule 2 (items 1-9): 24 Aug 2005
Schedule 1 (items 3-33) and Schedule 2 (items 10-12): 30 Nov 2005 (see F2005L03632)
Schedule 1 (item 34): (e)
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Act 2006

61, 2006

22 June 2006

Schedules 1 and 2: 23 June 2006
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007

63, 2007

15 Apr 2007

Schedule 1 (items 45-61): 1 May 2007 (see F2007L01135)

Sch. 1 (items 60, 61) [see Table A]

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2007

104, 2007

28 June 2007

Schedule 3 (items 1-284): 26 July 2007
Schedule 3 (items 285-320): 28 June 2008

--

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 2 (item 22): (f)

--

Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Act 2008

36, 2008

24 June 2008

Schedule 1 (items 118-134): 1 July 2008
Schedule 2 (items 13-18): 22 July 2008

--

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

131, 2009

14 Dec 2009

Schedule 1 (items 19, 20): 30 Jan 2012 (see F2011L02397)

--

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2010

39, 2010

13 Apr 2010

Schedule 2: 11 May 2010

--

Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010

51, 2010

31 May 2010

Schedule 5 (items 77, 78) and Schedule 7: (g)

Sch. 7 [see Note 1]

Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010

96, 2010

6 July 2010

Schedule 3 (item 29): (h)

--


(a)     The Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 was amended by sections 26-37 only of the Fishing Legislation Amendment Act 1987, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   Subsections 27(2) and (3), 32(2) and 35(2) shall come into operation on the sixtieth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 26) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 was amended by the Schedule only of the Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsections 2(1) and (13) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   This Part and Parts 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

               (13)   Section 27 of this Act and the Schedule to this Act commence:

                              (a)   on the day on which sections 153 and 155 of the Evidence Act 1995 commence; or

                              (b)   if those sections commence on different days--the first day on which both of those sections are in force.

(d)     The Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 was amended by Schedule 5 (items 150-152) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     Subsection 2(1) (item 5) of the Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005 provides as follows:

                 (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

5.  Schedule 1, Part 3, Division 2

The later of:

(a)  immediately after the commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and

(b)  immediately after the commencement of Division 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to this Act.

30 November 2005

(paragraph (b) applies)

(f)      Subsection 2(1) (item 57) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (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.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

57.  Schedule 2, item 22

Immediately after the time specified in the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2007 for the commencement of item 260 of Schedule 3 to that Act.

26 July 2007

(g)     Subsection 2(1) (item 7) of the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 provides as follows:

                 (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.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

7.  Schedules 4 to 7

Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

However, if section 3 of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 does not commence, the provision(s) do not commence at all.

1 November 2010

(h)     Subsection 2(1) (item 18) of the Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010 provides as follows:

                 (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.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

18.  Schedule 3, item 29

Immediately after the commencement of item 19 of Schedule 1 to the Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 2009.

30 January 2012


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Part I

 

S. 3......................................

am. No. 163, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 137, 2000; No. 103, 2005; No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007; No. 36, 2008; No. 131, 2009; Nos. 39 and 96, 2010

S. 4A...................................

ad. No. 115, 2001

Part II

 

S. 8......................................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 9......................................

am. No. 163, 1991 (as am. by No. 43, 1996); No. 43, 1996

 

rs. No. 104, 2007

 

am. No. 36, 2008

S. 10....................................

am. No. 104, 2007

Heading to s. 12................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 12....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 13....................................

am. No. 43, 1996

Part III

 

S. 14....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987; No. 3, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

S. 15....................................

am. No. 43, 1996

S. 15A.................................

ad. No. 120, 1997

 

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 16....................................

am. No. 176, 1987; No. 3, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

Part IV

 

S. 17....................................

am. No. 3, 1995; No. 104, 2007

Heading to s. 19................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 19....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 20....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 21....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 23....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987

S. 24....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 25....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 25A.................................

ad. No. 29, 1985

S. 26....................................

am. No. 176, 1987; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 27....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996

S. 27A.................................

ad. No. 176, 1987

Part V

 

Heading to Part V..............

rs. No. 104, 2007

S. 28....................................

am. No. 103, 2002; No. 104, 2007

S. 29....................................

am. No. 43, 1996

S. 30....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 103, 2002

S. 32....................................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 34....................................

am. No. 163, 1991

S. 35....................................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 36....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 104, 2007

S. 37....................................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 38....................................

am. No. 163, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007; No. 36, 2008

S. 40....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 103, 2002

Part VI

 

Division 1

 

Heading to Div. 1 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 42....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987; No. 163, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 103, 2005; No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007

Note to s. 42(1)..................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Ss. 42AA, 42AB..................

ad. No. 104, 2007

S. 42A.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 103, 2005

S. 43....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 176, 1987; No. 43, 1996; No. 137, 2000; No. 115, 2001; No. 103, 2005; No. 104, 2007

Ss. 43A, 43B.......................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Division 1A

 

Div. 1A of Part VI................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Ss. 43C-43H......................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Ss. 43J-43N.......................

ad. No. 104, 2007

S. 43P.................................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Division 2

 

Heading to Div. 2 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Heading to s. 44................

am. No. 104, 2007

Ss. 44, 45............................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

S. 46....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

S. 46AA...............................

ad. No. 104, 2007

 

rs. No. 39, 2010

Ss. 46A-46D.......................

ad. No. 61, 2006

 

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 47....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

S. 48....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

Heading to s. 49................

rs. No. 61, 2006

S. 49....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 115, 2001; No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007

Note to s. 49(2)..................

ad. No. 61, 2006

S. 49A.................................

ad. No. 61, 2006

 

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 50....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 163, 1991; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

Heading to s. 51................

rs. No. 61, 2006

S. 51....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007; No. 36, 2008

Note to s. 51(4)..................

ad. No. 61, 2006

S. 51A.................................

ad. No. 61, 2006

 

am. No. 104, 2007; No. 36, 2008

Division 3

 

Heading to Div. 3 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Subdivision A

 

Heading to Subdiv. A of ...
Div. 3 of Part VI

ad. No. 103, 2005

Heading to s. 52................

am. No. 104, 2007

S. 52....................................

am. No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007

Ss. 52AAA-52AAC.............

ad. No. 104, 2007

Subdivision B

 

Heading to Subdiv. B of....
Div. 3 of Part VI

rs. No. 104, 2007

Subdiv. B of Div. 3 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 52A.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007

Ss. 52AA, 52AB..................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Subdivision BA

 

Subdiv. BA of Div. 3 of .....
Part VI

ad. No. 104, 2007

Ss. 52AC-52AE..................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Subdivision C

 

Heading to Subdiv. C........
of Div. 3 of Part VI

rs. No. 104, 2007

Subdiv. C of Div. 3 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 52B.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

rs. No. 104, 2007

S. 52C.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 104, 2007; No. 36, 2008

S. 52D.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Ss. 52E, 52F.......................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 36, 2008

Note 1 to s. 52F(1).............

am. No. 36, 2008

Note 2 to s. 52F(1).............

am. No. 36, 2008

S. 52G.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 36, 2008

S. 52H.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 52HA...............................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Division 4

 

Div. 4 of Part VI..................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 52I...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 52J..................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

rs. No. 131, 2009

Division 5

 

Heading to Div. 5 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 53A.................................

ad. No. 176, 1987

 

am. No. 137, 2000

Division 6

 

Heading to Div. 6 of Part VI.............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 54....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 104, 2007

Division 7

 

Div. 7 of Part VI..................

ad. No. 103, 2005

S. 54A.................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 8

 

Div. 8 of Part VI..................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Ss. 54B, 54C.......................

ad. No. 104, 2007

Part VII

 

S. 55....................................

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 137, 2000; No. 61, 2006

S. 55A.................................

ad. No. 152, 1984

 

am. No. 29, 1985; No. 163, 1991; No. 104, 2007

S. 56A.................................

ad. No. 176, 1987

S. 57....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 61, 2006; No. 104, 2007

S. 58....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

S. 60....................................

am. No. 152, 1984; No. 29, 1985; No. 163, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 104, 2007

Schedules

 

Schedule 1

 

Heading to Schedule........

rep. No. 103, 2005

Heading to Schedule 1.....

ad. No. 103, 2005

Schedule 2

 

Schedule 2.........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 1

 

Division 1

 

C. 1.....................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 2

 

C. 2.....................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 3

 

Cc. 3-5...............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 4

 

Cc. 6, 7...............................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 2

 

Division 1

 

C. 8.....................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 61, 2006

C. 9.....................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 2

 

C. 10...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 61, 2006

Division 3

 

C. 11...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 4

 

C. 12...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 5

 

C. 13...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Note to c. 13(3)..................

am. No. 61, 2006

Division 6

 

C. 14...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 3

 

Division 1

 

C. 15...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 61, 2006

Division 2

 

C. 16...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 3

 

C. 17...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 36, 2008

C. 18...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 4

 

Cc. 19-21...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 5

 

C. 22...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 6

 

C. 23...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 4

 

C. 24...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 5

 

Division 1

 

C. 25...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

C. 26...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 63, 2007

C. 27...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 2

 

Subdivision A

 

Cc. 28-30...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Subdivision B

 

Cc. 31-37...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

C. 38...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 36, 2008

Subdivision C

 

Cc. 39-41...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

C. 42...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 51, 2010

Cc. 43-46...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 3

 

Cc. 47, 48...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Division 4

 

Subdivision A

 

C. 49...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 63, 2007

C. 50...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Subdivision B

 

Cc. 51, 52...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 63, 2007

Subdivision C

 

C. 53...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

 

am. No. 63, 2007; No. 51, 2010

C. 54...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Subdivision D

 

Cc. 55-57...........................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Subdivision E

 

C. 58...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005

Part 6

 

C. 59...................................

ad. No. 103, 2005


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre-commencement offences

(1)       Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)       Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre-commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

 

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 115, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

 

Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007 (No. 63, 2007)

Schedule 1

60  Transitional--Authorisations

(1)       This item applies to an authorisation that:

                     (a)  is in force under any of the following provisions immediately before this item commences:

                              (i)  clause 52 of Schedule 1 to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;

                             (ii)  clause 52 of Schedule 1A to the Fisheries Management Act 1991;

                            (iii)  clause 52 of Schedule 2 to the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984; and

                     (b)  specifies that access to identifying information is authorised for the purpose of making decisions under that Act.

(2)       The authorisation has effect on and after that commencement as if it were an authorisation in force under that clause that specified that access to identifying information is authorised for the purposes of that Act.

61  Application

The amendments made by items 1 to 59 of this Schedule apply to access to, or disclosure of, identifying information that occurs after those items commence.


 



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