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

Schedule 1   Money laundering

Part 1   General amendments

Division 1   Amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995
76   After section 400.14 of the Criminal Code

Insert:

400.14A Recklessness as to nature of money or property sufficient for offence of attempt to commit an offence against certain provisions of this Part

(1) Despite subsection 11.1(3), for the offence of attempting to commit an offence against any of the following provisions:

(a) subsection 400.2B(4);

(b) subsection 400.2B(5);

(c) subsection 400.2B(6);

(d) subsection 400.2B(7);

(e) subsection 400.2B(8);

(f) subsection 400.2B(9);

(g) subsection 400.3(2);

(h) subsection 400.3(2A);

(i) subsection 400.3(2B);

(j) subsection 400.3(3);

(k) subsection 400.3(3A);

(l) subsection 400.3(3B);

(m) subsection 400.4(2);

(n) subsection 400.4(2A);

(o) subsection 400.4(2B);

(p) subsection 400.4(3);

(q) subsection 400.4(3A);

(r) subsection 400.4(3B);

(s) subsection 400.5(2);

(t) subsection 400.5(3);

(u) subsection 400.6(2);

(v) subsection 400.6(3);

(w) subsection 400.7(2);

(x) subsection 400.7(3);

(y) subsection 400.8(2);

(z) subsection 400.8(3);

recklessness is the fault element in relation to whichever of the following is a physical element of the offence attempted:

(za) that money or property is proceeds of indictable crime;

(zb) that money or property is proceeds of general crime.

Note: Proof of intention, knowledge or recklessness will satisfy a fault element of recklessness: see subsection 5.4(4)


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