Crimes Legislation Amendment (Harming Australians) Act 2015
An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes
1 Short title
Cites this Act as the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Harming Australians) Act 2015.
crimes-legislation-amendment-harming-australians-act-2015.pdf, p.5
2 Commencement
Commencement rules for provisions in the Act.
crimes-legislation-amendment-harming-australians-act-2015.pdf, p.6
1 Section 1
30 November
2 Section 2
Schedule 1, effective one day after Royal Assent.
1 December
3 Schedules
Legislation in schedules is amended or repealed according to its terms.
1 Paragraph 115.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
Insertion of a condition into the Criminal Code
crimes-legislation-amendment-harming-australians-act-2015.pdf, p.7
2 After paragraph 115.1(1)(d) of the Criminal Code
Conduct constitutes an offence against a law of the foreign country if engaged before 1 October 2002.
3 Subsection 115.1(1) of the Criminal Code (penalty)
4 At the end of subsection 115.1(1) of the Criminal Code
Requires temporal relation between sections
5 After subsection 115.1(1) of the Criminal Code
5(1A) After subsection 115.1(1) of the Criminal Code
Offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for life if conduct engaged before 1 October 2002.
5(1B) After subsection 115.1(1) of the Criminal Code
Offence punishable on conviction by a maximum penalty of imprisonment for life if engaged in on or after 1 October 2002
Defines temporal interval for which the prohibition applies
(1B) If the conduct constituting an offence against subsection (1) was engaged in on or after 1 October 2002
Represents knowledge graph for the prohibition
Represents RDF graph for the prohibition
6 Subsection 115.1(2) of the Criminal Code
Omit specific paragraph from Criminal Code
crimes-legislation-amendment-harming-australians-act-2015.pdf, p.8
7 At the end of section 115.1 of the Criminal Code
Exemption from prosecution for conduct under foreign law before October 2002
8 Paragraph 115.2(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
9 After paragraph 115.2(1)(d) of the Criminal Code
Conduct engaged before 1 October 2002 constitutes an offence against a law of the foreign country.
10 Subsection 115.2(1) of the Criminal Code (penalty)
11 At the end of subsection 115.2(1) of the Criminal Code
12 After subsection 115.2(1) of the Criminal Code
12(1A) After subsection 115.2(1) of the Criminal Code
(1A) If the conduct constituting an offence against subsection (1) was engaged in...
the offence is punishable on conviction by...
Requires relation between identifiable temporal intervals
(b) otherwise—a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of not more than 25 years.
a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of not more than 25 years;
(a) if, at the time the conduct was engaged in...
a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of not more than that term;
12(1B) After subsection 115.2(1) of the Criminal Code
Maximum penalty for conduct engaged after October 2002
Prohibits maximum penalty for conduct engaged after October 2002
Defines temporal interval for conduct engagement
(1B) If the conduct constituting an offence against subsection (1) was engaged in on or after 1 October 2002, the offence is punishable...
Defines recurring trace for conduct engagement
Diffuses prohibition to conduct engagement
Classifies conduct as an offence using CogAI
13 Subsection 115.2(2) of the Criminal Code
Omit specific paragraphs from the Criminal Code
crimes-legislation-amendment-harming-australians-act-2015.pdf, p.9
14 At the end of section 115.2 of the Criminal Code
Exempts conduct under foreign law from prosecution if engaged before 1 October 2002.
Exempts conduct under foreign law from prosecution.
Cannot be convicted of an offence against this section in respect of that conduct.
Defines temporal interval for exemption from prosecution.
Defines recurring trace for exemption from prosecution.
Engaged in conduct before 1 October 2002.
Diffuses exemption from prosecution to related concepts.
Classifies conduct under foreign law as exempt from prosecution using AI.
Foreign country or part of a foreign country.