House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

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

Notes on clauses

Clause 1: Short title

This clause sets out the short title by which this Act may be cited.

Clause 2: Commencement

This clause provides that the sections 1, 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Items 1and 2 of Schedule 1 commence retrospectively on 12 October 2002. This is necessary so that proposed Division 11A of Part 1D can apply to the Bali bombing incident.

Item 2 of Schedule 1 commences immediately after commencement of Schedule 1 to the Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002 . This commencement clause is necessary in case the Bill commences before the Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002 (ACC Bill) which is currently before the Parliament. As soon as the ACC Bill commences, the reference to ' National Crime Authority Act 1984 ' in proposed subparagraph 23YUI(1)(a)(i) will be replaced with ' Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 '.

Clause 3: Schedule(s)

This clause provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in that Schedule.