Senate
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC)General Outline
1. The Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 (the Bill) will amend Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code to establish a scheme for the continuing detention of high risk terrorist offenders who pose an unacceptable risk to the community at the conclusion of their custodial sentence. The measures in this Bill incorporate an additional tool into Australia's comprehensive national security framework and respond to the ongoing threat terrorism poses to Australia and its people.
Financial Impact Statement
2. The amendments in this Bill have little or no financial impact on Government expenditure or revenue.