Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Act 2021 (3 of 2021)

Schedule 6   Information

Part 1   Amendments

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

9   Subsection 266A(2) (after table item 2C)

Insert:

2D

Authority of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, that has a function of investigating or prosecuting offences against a law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory

Assisting in the prevention, investigation or prosecution of:

(a) an offence against this Act that involves non-compliance with an obligation or requirement; or

(b) an offence against section 15G, 197A, 209, 216, 222 or 266 of this Act; or

(c) an offence against clause 8 or 15 of Schedule 1 to this Act; or

(d) an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Act; or

(e) an offence that involves non-compliance with an order of a court made under this Act

2E

*Mutual Assistance Department

Either or both of the following purposes:

(a) facilitating the Mutual Assistance Department's performance of its functions in relation to the Extradition Act 1988, the International Criminal Court Act 2002, the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995 or the *Mutual Assistance Act;

(b) a purpose that is ancillary or incidental to the performance by the Mutual Assistance Department of any of the functions covered by paragraph (a)

2F

Authority of a foreign country with functions corresponding to the functions of the Mutual Assistance Department that are covered by item 2E

Either or both of the following purposes:

(a) assisting in the prevention, investigation or prosecution of an offence against a law of the country constituted by conduct that, if it occurred in Australia, would constitute an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, punishable on conviction by imprisonment for at least 3 years or for life;

(b) assisting in the identification, location, tracing, investigation or confiscation of *proceeds or *instruments of crime, if the identification, location, tracing, investigation or confiscation could take place under this Act, or under a *corresponding law of a State or a *self-governing Territory, if the proceeds or instruments related to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory