Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 116, 1964 as amended
Compilation start date: 3 October 2014
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 108, 2014
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 as in force on 3 October 2014. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.
This compilation was prepared on 3 October 2014.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Modifications
If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes.
Provisions ceasing to have effect
If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
3A When this Act applies to a person in relation to an act of the person in a foreign country
3B Declared agreement or arrangements
3C Declared foreign countries and declared parts of foreign countries
4 Application of Australian criminal law to person to whom this Act applies
5 Which offences are indictable
6 Arrest of offenders
7 Trial of offenders
8 Evidence
9 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnote 5--Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 6--Modifications [none]
Endnote 7--Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 8--Miscellaneous [none]
The endnotes provide details of the history of this legislation and its provisions. The following endnotes are included in each compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnote 5--Uncommenced amendments
Endnote 6--Modifications
Endnote 7--Misdescribed amendments
Endnote 8--Miscellaneous
If there is no information under a particular endnote, the word "none" will appear in square brackets after the endnote heading.
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key in this endnote sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended the compiled law. The information includes commencement information for amending laws and details of application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision level. It also includes information about any provisions that have expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments--Endnote 5
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in endnote 5.
Modifications--Endnote 6
If the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details of the modification are included in endnote 6.
Misdescribed amendments--Endnote 7
An amendment is a misdescribed amendment if the effect of the amendment cannot be incorporated into the text of the compilation. Any misdescribed amendment is included in endnote 7.
Miscellaneous--Endnote 8
Endnote 8 includes any additional information that may be helpful for a reader of the compilation.
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Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
116, 1964 | 23 Nov 1964 | 23 Nov 1964 |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1973 | 216, 1973 | 19 Dec 1973 | 31 Dec 1973 | ss. 9(1) and 10 |
65, 1985 | 5 June 1985 | -- | ||
28, 1991 | 4 Mar 1991 | s. 74(1): Royal Assent (b) | -- | |
182, 1994 | 19 Dec 1994 | s. 31: 16 Jan 1994 (c) | -- | |
102, 2003 | 15 Oct 2003 | Schedule 1: 1 July 2003 | Sch. 1 (items 25, 26) | |
Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005 | 128, 2005 | 4 Nov 2005 | Schedules 1-8: 2 Dec 2005 | -- |
73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Schedule 4 (items 239-242): 4 July 2008 | -- | |
108, 2014 | 2 Oct 2014 | Sch 7 (items 88-94, 144, 145): 3 Oct 2014 (s 2(1) items 3, 5) | Sch 7 (items 144, 145) |
(a) The Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty -eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(b) The Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 was amended by section 74(1) only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 was amended by section 31 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) The amendments made by this Act to the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 (other than the amendment made to Schedule 5 to that Act), the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989, the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976, the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 , the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989, the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990, the Customs Act 1901, the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983, the Extradition Act 1988, the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 and to sections 23 and 59 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Provision affected | How affected | |
s. 3..................... | am. No. 216, 1973; No. 65, 1985; No. 102, 2003; No. 128, 2005; No 108, 2014 | |
Subhead. to s. 3A(10) ........ | am. No. 128, 2005 | |
| rs No 108, 2014 | |
s. 3A.................... | ad. No. 102, 2003 | |
| am. No. 128, 2005; No 108, 2014 | |
Note to s. 3A(10) ........... | am. No. 128, 2005; No 108, 2014 | |
ad. No. 102, 2003 | ||
s. 4..................... | am. No. 28, 1991; No. 182, 1994 | |
| rs. No. 102, 2003 | |
s. 5..................... | am. No. 28, 1991; No. 102, 2003 | |
am. No. 102, 2003; No. 73, 2008 | ||
s. 8..................... | rs. No. 102, 2003 | |
s. 9..................... | ad. No. 102, 2003 | |
Endnote 5--Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 6--Modifications [none]
Endnote 7--Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 8--Miscellaneous [none]