Crimes Act 1914
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Part VIIB repealed by No 127 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, effective 1 March 2005.
No 127 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1, contains the following savings provisions:
30 Saving - existing regulations respecting interception devices
(1)
Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 85ZKB(2)(c) of the Crimes Act 1914 and in force immediately before the commencement of item 1 of this Schedule continue in force as if they had been made for the purposes of subsection 474.4(3) of the Criminal Code as enacted by that item.
(2)
Subitem (1) does not prevent amendment or repeal of the regulations referred to in that subitem.
31 Saving offences against Part VIIB of the Crimes Act 1914
(1)
For the purposes of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 , prescribed offence includes an offence in relation to conduct (within the meaning of the Criminal Code ) that:
(a) occurred before Part VIIB of the Crimes Act 1914 was repealed by this Act; and
(b) constituted an offence against a provision of that Part.
(2)
Subsection 7(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 does not apply to, or in relation to, an act or thing done by an employee of a carrier (within the meaning of that Act) in the course of his or her duties for or in connection with the identifying or tracing of any person who has contravened, or is suspected of having contravened, a provision of Part VIIB of the Crimes Act 1914 before its repeal by this Act, where it is reasonably necessary for the employee to do that act or thing in order to perform those duties effectively.
(Repealed by No 127 of 2004)
S 85ZK repealed by No 127 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, effective 1 March 2005. S 85ZK formerly read:
Equipment used for unlawful purposes etc.
(1)
A person shall not:
(a) connect equipment to a telecommunications network with the intention of using it in, or in relation to, the commission of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or
(b) use equipment connected to a telecommunications network in, or in relation to, the commission of such an offence.Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(1A)
In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), it is not necessary to prove that the defendant knew that the offence mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) would be against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.HistoryS 85ZK(1A) inserted by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 141. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to equipment if the connection by a person of the equipment to a telecommunications network would not be in contravention of section 411 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 .Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
HistoryS 85ZK(2) amended by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 142, by inserting the note at the end. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.
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