Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Justice, the Honourable Brendan O'Connor MP)Notes on clauses
Clause 1: Short Title
This clause provides that when the Bill is enacted, it is to be cited as the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crime and Other Measures) Act 2010 .
Clause 2: Commencement
This clause sets out when the various parts of the Act are to commence.
The following parts of the Act will commence on the day on which the Act receives the Royal Assent:
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- Sections 1 to 3 and anything in the Act that is not covered by the table (Item 1 of the table).
The following parts of the Act will commence on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent:
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- Schedule 1, Part 1 (Item 2 of the table)
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- Schedules 2 to 7 (Item 4 of the table)
Item 3 of the table provides that Part 2 of Schedule 1 will commence on the day after the Act receives the Royal Assent. However, if item 21 of Schedule 2 to the National Security Legislation Amendment Act 2010 commences on or before that day, the provision will not commence at all. This is because both Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Bill and item 21 of Schedule 2 to the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill propose to insert a definition of 'de facto partner' into the Dictionary of the Criminal Code.
Clause 3: Schedule(s)
This is a formal clause that enables the Schedules to amend Acts by including amendments under the title of the relevant Act.