Commonwealth: Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)

Crimes Amendment Act 2005 No. 87, 2005 An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914 Crimes Amendment Act 2005 No. 87, 2005 An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes [Assented to 6 July 2005] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Crimes Amendment Act 2005. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914 1 Subsection 15XA(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of issuing agency) Insert: (aa) a State agency; or (ab) a Territory agency; or 2 Subsection 15XA(1) Insert: State agency, in relation to a particular State, means that State or an authority of that State. 3 Subsection 15XA(1) Insert: Territory agency, in relation to a particular Territory, means that Territory or an authority of that Territory. 4 After subparagraph 15XG(1)(a)(i) Insert: (ia) any State agency; or (ib) any Territory agency; or 5 After subparagraph 15XG(3)(a)(i) Insert: (ia) any State agency; or (ib) any Territory agency; or 6 Paragraph 15XI(2)(f) After "Commonwealth agencies", insert ", State agencies, Territory agencies". 7 After section 15XM Insert: 15XMA Requesting State agencies or Territory agencies to issue evidence of assumed identities etc. (1) An issuing agency that is a State agency of a particular State and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the State require it to do so. (2) An issuing agency that is a Territory agency of a particular Territory and that receives a request under section 15XL must comply with the request to the extent that the laws of the Territory require it to do so. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 26 May 2005 Senate on 14 June 2005] (73/05)