House of Representatives

Revised Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator the Honourable Chris Ellison)

Notes on clauses

General

Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to a 'section', 'subsection' or 'paragraph' in these notes is a reference to a section, subsection or paragraph in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code).

Clause 1: Short title

This is a formal clause which provides for the citation of the Bill. This clause provides that the Bill when passed may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Act 2005.

Clause 2: Commencement

This clause set out when the various parts of the Bill commence.

Sections 1 to 3 of the Bill (the short title, the commencement and the schedules provision) and anything in the Bill not covered elsewhere in the table in clause 2 will commence on the day the Bill receives Royal Assent.

Schedules 1 and 2 of the Bill, which insert new offences into the Criminal Code, amend the Crimes Act 1914 and provide that warrants under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 are available for the investigation of the new people trafficking offences, commence on the 28th day after the day on which the Bill receives Royal Assent. This will enable the orderly implementation of the measures.

Clause 3: Schedule(s)

This clause makes it clear that the Schedules to the Bill will amend the Acts set out in those Schedules in accordance with the provisions set out in each Schedule.