Crimes Act 1914

Part IAB - Controlled operations  

Division 1 - Preliminary  

SECTION 15GE   Meaning of serious Commonwealth offence and serious State offence that has a federal aspect  


Meaning of serious Commonwealth offence

(1)    
For the purposes of this Part, serious Commonwealth offence means a Commonwealth offence that:

(a)    involves a matter mentioned in subsection (2) ; and

(b)    is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a period of 3 years or more.

(2)    
The matters are as follows:

(a)    theft;

(b)    fraud;

(c)    tax evasion;

(d)    currency violations;

(e)    controlled substances;

(f)    illegal gambling;

(g)    obtaining financial benefit by vice engaged in by others;

(h)    extortion;

(i)    money laundering;

(j)    perverting the course of justice;

(k)    bribery or corruption of, or by, an officer of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory;

(l)    bankruptcy and company violations;

(m)    harbouring of criminals

(n)    forgery (including forging of passports);

(o)    armament dealings;

(p)    illegal importation or exportation of fauna into or out of Australia;

(q)    espionage, sabotage or threats to national security;

(r)    misuse of a computer or electronic communications;

(s)    people smuggling;

(t)    slavery;

(u)    piracy;

(v)    

the organisation, financing or perpetration of sexual servitude or a sexual offence against a person who is under 18 outside Australia;

(w)    

dealings in child abuse material;

(x)    importation of prohibited imports;

(y)    exportation of prohibited exports;

(z)    violence;

(za)    firearms;

(zb)    a matter that is of the same general nature as a matter mentioned in one of the preceding paragraphs;

(zc)    a matter that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.


(3)    


Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , an offence against one of the following provisions of the Criminal Code is a serious Commonwealth offence for the purposes of this Part:

(a)    Part 5.3 (Terrorism);

(aa)    

Division 273A (Possession of child-like sex dolls etc.);

(b)    

Subdivision B of Division 471 (Use of postal or similar service for child abuse material);

(c)    Subdivision C of Division 471 (Use of postal or similar service involving sexual activity with person under 16);

(d)    

Subdivision D of Division 474 (Use of carriage service for child abuse material);

(e)    Subdivision F of Division 474 (Use of carriage service involving sexual activity with person under 16);

(f)    

Subdivision HA of Division 474 (Use of carriage service for violent extremist material).

Meaning of serious State offence that has a federal aspect

(4)    
For the purposes of this Part, serious State offence that has a federal aspect means a State offence that has a federal aspect and that would be a serious Commonwealth offence if it were a Commonwealth offence.

Note:

For when a State offence has a federal aspect , see section 3AA .





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