The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012 has been passed by the House of Reps without amendment and has been introduced in the Senate. It proposes to amend several Acts to, among other things:
- expand the scope of existing identity crime offences, as well as enact new offences for the use of a carriage service (such as the internet or a mobile phone);
- clarify that superannuation orders (providing for the forfeiture and recovery of employer funded superannuation benefits that are payable, or have been paid, to Commonwealth employees who have been convicted of corruption offences by a court and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment) can be made in relation to all periods of a person’s employment as a Commonwealth employee, not only the period in which a corruption offence occurred; and
- increase the value of the penalty unit for Commonwealth criminal offences from $110 to $170. It also provides for the value of the penalty unit to be reviewed every 3 years.
[LTN 214, 5/11]
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee recommends passing Bill
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2012 be passed.
[LTN 225, 20/11]
Bill passed the Senate and awaits Royal Assent
The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2012 was passed by the Senate on Wed 21.11.2012 without amendment and effectively awaits Royal Assent.
[LTN 226, 21/11]
Royal Assent as Act No 165 of 2012
The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2012 received Royal Assent on 28.11.12 as Act No 167 of 2012.
[LTN 232, 29/11]