Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 - (Extract Only)

(115 of 2001)

An Act relating to the application of the Criminal Code to certain offences, and for related purpose

[Assented to 18 September 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3   Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4   Application of amendments

 

(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

      

(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Schedule   Amendment of Acts

Loan (Income Equalization Deposits) Act 1976

234   At the end of Part I

Add:

3A Application of the Criminal Code

Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against this Act.

Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.