Contents

Part 1--Introductory                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

3............ Related offences.................................................................................. 6

4............ Abscond.............................................................................................. 6

5............ Charge with offence............................................................................ 7

6............ Conviction and quashing of conviction............................................... 7

7............ Employee............................................................................................ 8

8............ Property of a person.......................................................................... 8

9............ Dealing with property........................................................................ 9

10.......... Effective control of property........................................................... 10

11.......... Sufficient consideration.................................................................... 11

12.......... Application to convictions and offences.......................................... 11

12A....... Application of the Criminal Code.................................................... 11

13.......... Act binds the Crown........................................................................ 11

14.......... Application and extension of Act..................................................... 11

Part 2--Superannuation orders                                                                                      12

15.......... Notice of charge etc.......................................................................... 12

16.......... Authority to apply for superannuation order.................................. 12

17.......... Application for superannuation order.............................................. 13

18.......... Application for superannuation order: evidence.............................. 13

19.......... Superannuation orders: making......................................................... 15

20.......... When does a superannuation order take effect?............................... 16

21.......... Effect of superannuation orders....................................................... 17

22.......... Superannuation orders: variation...................................................... 18

23.......... Superannuation orders: revocation................................................... 19

Part 3--Restraining orders                                                                                              21

24.......... Application for restraining order...................................................... 21

25.......... Making of restraining orders............................................................. 21

26.......... Restraining order may be subject to conditions................................ 22

27.......... Affidavit of police officer needed in certain cases............................ 23

28.......... Notice of application for restraining order....................................... 23

28A....... Extension of certain restraining orders.............................................. 24

29.......... Persons who may appear and adduce evidence................................ 24

30.......... Witnesses not required to answer questions etc. in certain cases..... 25

31.......... Notice of restraining orders.............................................................. 25

32.......... Ancillary orders................................................................................ 25

33.......... Charge on property subject to restraining order............................... 27

34.......... Registration of restraining orders...................................................... 28

35.......... Contravention of restraining orders.................................................. 28

36.......... Restraining orders: revocation.......................................................... 29

37.......... When do restraining orders cease to have effect?............................. 29

38.......... Extension of period of effect of restraining orders........................... 30

39.......... Notice of applications...................................................................... 31

Part 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        32

40.......... Court may lift corporate veil etc...................................................... 32

41.......... Amounts payable under section 19, 21 or 23................................... 32

42.......... Multiple payments in respect of same employee contributions not allowed         33

43.......... Possible superannuation order not to be taken into account in sentencing              34

44.......... Constitution of appropriate courts.................................................. 34

45.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 34

Notes                                                                                                                                             35

An Act relating to certain superannuation benefits paid or payable to or in respect of certain persons convicted of corruption offences, and for related purposes

  

Notes to the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989

Note 1

The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 145, 1989 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 7 March 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 is affected by section 41 of the CSL Sale Act 1993.

The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 is affected by section 29 of the Housing Loans Insurance Corporation (Transfer of Assets and Abolition) Act 1996.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989	145, 1989	23 Nov 1989	21 Dec 1989
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	153, 1989	17 Dec 1989	Ss. 1, 2 and Part 3 (ss. 61, 62): Royal Assent S. 11: 1 July 1991 Ss. 38 and 71: 1 Jan 1992 Remainder: 1 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1989, No. S397)	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	123, 1991	23 Aug 1991	Ss. 5‑10, Parts 3‑7 and 9 (ss. 11-34, 38, 39) and ss. 40‑50: 20 Sept 1991 Part 8 (ss. 35-37): 6 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S330) S. 51: 23 Feb 1992 Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 24(2), 27 and 28(2)
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992	94, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 3: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992	164, 1992	11 Dec 1992	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2) and Parts 3-11 (ss. 18-53): 8 Jan 1993 Remainder: 1 Feb 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN1)	--
as amended by
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	S. 31: 8 Jan 1993 (a)	--
Qantas Sale Act 1992	196, 1992	21 Dec 1992	Schedule (Part 1): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (b) Schedule (Part 5): 30 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S324) (b)	S. 2(6) (as am. by 60, 1993, s. 4; 168, 1994, s. 3)
as amended by
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1993	60, 1993	3 Nov 1993	10 Mar 1993	--
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994	168, 1994	16 Dec 1994	S. 3 (item 17): Royal Assent (c)	--
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	S. 31: 16 Jan 1995 (d)	--
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997	20, 1997	7 Apr 1997	Schedule 1 (items 10-16): Royal Assent (e)	--
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (items  39-41): (f)	--
as amended by
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999	44, 1999	17 June 1999	Schedule 6 (Item 17): Royal Assent (g)	--
Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	194, 1999	23 Dec 1999	Schedule 10: 23 Dec 1999 (h)	--
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000	9, 2000	7 Mar 2000	2 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S328)	Sch. 3 (items 20, 34, 35) [see Table A]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 18: (i)	S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 124, 125, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 55, 56): Royal Assent	--
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 2 (items 41, 42): 10 Dec 2008	Sch. 2 (item 42) [see Table A]

(a)     The Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992 was amended by section 31 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(6) of which provides as follows:

                 (6)   The amendment made by this Act to the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992 is taken to have commenced on 8 January 1993 immediately after the commencement of section 34 of that Act.

(b)    The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 was amended by the Schedule (Parts 1 and 5) of the Qantas Sale Act 1992, subsections 2(2), (3)(a) and (c) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   A Proclamation may fix a day that is earlier than the day on which the Proclamation is published in the Gazette but only if:

                              (a)   in the case of sections 30, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43 and 50 and Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the substantial minority sale day; and

                              (c)   in the case of sections 25, 36, 38, 44 and 51 and Parts 5, 6 and 7 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the 100% sale day.

(c)     The Qantas Sale Act 1992 was amended by section 3 (item 17) only of the Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994, 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.

(d)     The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 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.

(e)     The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 10-16) only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 39-41) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(6) of which provides as follows:

                 (6)   Items 39, 40 and 41 of Schedule 1 commence on the later of the following times:

                              (a)   the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998;

                              (b)   immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Amendment Act 1998.

(g)     The Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998 was amended by Schedule 6 (item 17) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, 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.

(h)     The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 10 only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(i)      The Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 18 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 2......................................	am. Nos. 94, 164 and 196, 1992; No. 20, 1997; No. 9, 2000; No. 26, 2008
S. 7......................................	am. No. 153, 1989; No. 194, 1999; No. 9, 2000
S. 10....................................	am. No. 144, 2008
S. 12A.................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
Part 2
S. 17....................................	am. No. 20, 1997
S. 18....................................	am. No. 123, 1991
S. 19....................................	am. No. 182, 1994
S. 21....................................	am. No. 164, 1992 (as am. by No. 182, 1994)
S. 23....................................	am. No. 20, 1997
Part 3
S. 25....................................	am. No. 20, 1997
S. 28....................................	am. No. 123, 1991
S. 28A.................................	ad. No. 123, 1991
S. 32....................................	am. No. 123, 1991
S. 35....................................	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 37....................................	am. No. 20, 1997
Part 4
S. 41....................................	am. No. 8, 2005

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000
(No. 9, 2000)

Schedule 3

20  Definition

In this Part:

commencing time means the time when this Part commences.

34  Warrants or writs etc. may continue to be executed

If, immediately before the commencing time, any warrant, writ, order, permission or other instrument (the authority) issued under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory could be executed by a person who was at that time a member, staff member or special member of the Australian Federal Police, the authority continues to be able to be executed at and after the commencing time by the person in his or her capacity as:

                     (a)  the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

                     (b)  a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

                     (c)  an AFP employee; or

                     (d)  a special member of the Australian Federal Police;

(all within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 as in force at and after the commencing time).

Note:          A person who is a member or staff member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be engaged as an AFP employee. Similarly, a person who is a special member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be appointed as a special member. See item 2 of this Schedule.

35  Regulations dealing with matters of a transitional or saving nature

(1)        The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with any other provision of this Schedule, prescribing matters of a transitional or saving nature in relation to the amendments made by Schedule 1 or 2.

(2)        Regulations made under this item within one year after the commencement of this item may commence on a day earlier than the day on which they are made, but not earlier than the commencement of this item.

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.

Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 (No. 144, 2008)

Schedule 2

42  Application

The amendment of the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 made by this Part applies in relation to an application for a superannuation order or a restraining order made on or after the commencement of this item.