Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Daryl Williams AM QC MP)Notes on Clauses
Clause 1: Short Title
Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act.
Clause 2: Commencement
Clause 2 provides that sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Act are to commence on Royal Assent and that Schedule 1 is to commence by Proclamation. Subclauses 3 and 4 specify when proclamation must occur.
Subclause 2(2) provides that column 3 of the table in subclause 3(1) is for additional information that is not part of the Bill.
Subclause 2(3) provides that a proclamation to commence Schedule 1 must not specify a day that occurs before the day on which the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (the Convention) enters into force for Australia.
Subclause 2(4) provides that if Schedule 1 does not commence within 6 months beginning on the day on which the Convention comes into force for Australia, the schedule commences on the first day after that period.
Subclause 2(5) provides that if the schedule commences as a result of subsection (4) the Minister (the Attorney-General) must publish a notice in the Commonwealth Gazette stating the day on which the schedule commenced.
Clause 3: Schedule
Clause 3 provides that the Criminal Code Act 1995 and the Extradition Act 1988 are amended as set out in Schedule 1.