Schedule
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The Criminal Code
Section
3
CHAPTER 8
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OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY AND RELATED OFFENCES
Division 271
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Trafficking in persons
History
Div 271 heading substituted by No 34 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 6 item 10, applicable in relation to conduct engaged in on or after 23 May 2018. The heading formerly read:
Division 271
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Trafficking in persons and debt bondage
Div 271 inserted by No 96 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 9, effective 3 August 2005.
Subdivision A
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Definitions
History
Subdiv A inserted by No 96 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 9, effective 3 August 2005.
SECTION 271.1
271.1
Definitions
In this Division:
coercion
has the same meaning as in Division
270
(see section
270.1A
).
History
Definition of
"
coercion
"
inserted by No 6 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 18, applicable in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth committed (or alleged to have been committed) on or after 8 March 2013.
confiscate
, in relation to a person
'
s travel or identity document, means to take possession of the document, whether permanently or otherwise, to the exclusion of the person, or to destroy the document.
constitutional corporation
means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
deceive
means mislead as to fact (including the intention of any person) or as to law, by words or other conduct.
Note:
Deception
has a corresponding meaning (see section
18A
of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
).
History
Definition of
"
deceive
"
amended by No 6 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 19, by inserting the note at the end, applicable in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth committed (or alleged to have been committed) on or after 8 March 2013.
exploitation
has the meaning given by section
271.1A
.
History
Definition of
"
exploitation
"
inserted by No 6 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 20, applicable in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth committed (or alleged to have been committed) on or after 8 March 2013.
threat
has the same meaning as in Division
270
(see section
270.1A
).
History
Definition of
"
threat
"
amended by No 31 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 1 item 17, by substituting
"
section 270.1A
"
for
"
section 271.1
"
, effective 24 June 2014.
Definition of
"
threat
"
substituted by No 6 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 21, applicable in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth committed (or alleged to have been committed) on or after 8 March 2013. The definition formerly read:
threat
means:
(a)
a threat of force; or
(b)
a threat to cause a person
'
s removal from Australia; or
(c)
a threat of any other detrimental action;
unless there are reasonable grounds for the threat of that action.
History
S 271.1 inserted by No 96 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 9, effective 3 August 2005.
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