House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Philip Ruddock MP)

Schedule 2 - Technical amendments

This Schedule makes technical amendments to renumber certain provisions of Part 5.4 of the Criminal Code . This is to ensure that additional sections may be added to Part 5.3 without affecting the sequential numbering from Part 5.3 through to Part 5.4.

Criminal Code Act 1995

Items 1 and 2

These items renumber the Division of Part 5.4 of the Criminal Code that deals with offences relating to Harming Australians, and the provisions in that Division, from Division 104 to Division 115. This creates additional space for new provisions to be inserted into this Part of the Criminal Code .