House of Representatives

Revised Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP)

Schedule 3 - technical corrections relating to part numbering in the Crimes Act 1914

The objective of the Items in Schedule 3 is to make minor technical amendments to replace Parts of the Crimes Act expressed in Arabic numerals with Parts expressed in Roman numerals. That corrects erroneous cross-references in the Crimes Act and other Commonwealth criminal laws and is consistent with the drafting policy of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel to express Parts in the Crimes Act in Roman numerals.

Part 1 - Corrections relating to Part 1AA of the Crimes Act 1914

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

Item 1

This Item replaces "Part 1AA", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IAA", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes Act 1914

These Items replace occurrences of "Part 1AA", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IAA", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes (Search Warrants and Powers of Arrest) Amendment Act 1994

Item 5

This Item corrects a misdescribed amendment of the Crimes Act by replacing "Part 1" with "Part I" in section 4 of the Crimes (Search Warrants and Powers of Arrest) Amendment Act 1994 .

Part 2 - Corrections relating to Part 1A of the Crimes Act 1914

Crimes Amendment (Controlled Operations) Act 1996

Item 6

This Item corrects a misdescribed amendment of the Crimes Act by correcting an incorrect heading (ie. Part 1A) in the Crimes Amendment (Controlled Operations) Act 1996 .

Part 3 - Corrections relating to Part 1B of the Crimes Act 1914

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

Item 7

This Item replaces "Part 1B", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IB", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes Act 1914

Items 8 to 13

These Items replace occurrences of "Part 1B", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IB", which contains a Roman numeral.

Migration Act 1958

Item 14

This Item replaces "Part 1B", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IB", which contains a Roman numeral.

Part 4 - Corrections relating to Part IC of the Crimes Act 1914

Commonwealth Places (Application of Law) Act 1970

Item 15

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes Act 1914

Items 16-29

These Items replace occurrences of "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Customs Act 1901

Item 30

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Items 31 and 32

These Items replace occurrences of "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Excise Act 1901

Item 33

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Export Control Act 1982

Item 34

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Quarantine Act 1908

Item 35

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral.

Part 5 - Corrections relating to Part 1D of the Crimes Act 1914

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

Item 36

This Item replaces "Part 1D", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part ID", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes Act 1914

Items 37 to 40

These Items replace occurrences of "Part 1D", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part ID", which contains a Roman numeral.

Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998

Item 41

This Item replaces "Part 1C", which contains an Arabic numeral, with "Part IC", which contains a Roman numeral. This corrects amendments to Part 1D of the Crimes Act introduced by Schedule 1 of the Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998 , which contains an outdated reference to "Part IC" of the Crimes Act. This amendment corrects that outdated reference.

Part 6 - Saving provision

Item 42

Item 42 is a saving provision that is intended to ensure that the amendments made by the Act do not invalidate instruments made under, or referring to, a Part heading of the Crimes Act that is amended by the Act, and anything done under such an instrument or such a Part. That will apply whether the instrument was made, or the thing was done, before or after this Act receives the Royal Assent.