Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 127 of 2004 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 13 June 2006
[This Act is to be amended by Act No. 40 of 2006]
Amendment from Act No. 40 of 2006
[Schedule 1 (item 16) amends item 31 of Schedule 1
Schedule 1 (item 16) commenced 13 June 2006 (see F2006L01623)]
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Short title....................................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement............................................................................................. 1
3 Schedule(s)..................................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Telecommunications offences 3
Part 1—Main amendments 3
Criminal Code Act 1995 3
Part 10.6—Telecommunications Services 3
Division 473—Preliminary 3
473.1 Definitions.............................................................................................. 3
473.2 Possession or control of data or material in the form of data............... 10
473.3 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or material in the form of data 10
473.4 Determining whether material is offensive........................................... 10
Division 474—Telecommunications offences 11
Subdivision A—Dishonesty with respect to carriage services 11
474.1 Dishonesty........................................................................................... 11
474.2 General dishonesty with respect to a carriage service provider........... 11
Subdivision B—Interference with telecommunications 12
474.3 Person acting for a carrier or carriage service provider......................... 12
474.4 Interception devices.............................................................................. 12
474.5 Wrongful delivery of communications.................................................. 13
474.6 Interference with facilities.................................................................... 14
474.7 Modification etc. of a telecommunications device identifier................ 15
474.8 Possession or control of data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier 16
474.9 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier 17
474.10 Copying subscription‑specific secure data......................................... 18
474.11 Possession or control of data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier 20
474.12 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier 21
Subdivision C—Offences related to use of telecommunications 23
474.13 Use of a carriage service...................................................................... 23
474.14 Using a telecommunications network with intention to commit a serious offence 23
474.15 Using a carriage service to make a threat............................................ 24
474.16 Using a carriage service for a hoax threat............................................ 25
474.17 Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence............... 25
474.18 Improper use of emergency call service.............................................. 26
474.19 Using a carriage service for child pornography material..................... 26
474.20 Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child pornography material for use through a carriage service.......................................................................................................... 27
474.21 Defences in respect of child pornography material............................ 28
474.22 Using a carriage service for child abuse material................................. 29
474.23 Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a carriage service 30
474.24 Defences in respect of child abuse material........................................ 30
474.25 Obligations of Internet service providers and Internet content hosts 32
474.26 Using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years of age..... 32
474.27 Using a carriage service to “groom” persons under 16 years of age... 34
474.28 Provisions relating to offences against sections 474.26 and 474.27... 35
474.29 Defences to offences against section 474.26 or 474.27...................... 37
474.30 Defences for NRS employees and emergency call persons................ 38
Division 475—Miscellaneous 38
475.1 Saving of other laws.............................................................................. 38
475.2 Geographical jurisdiction...................................................................... 38
Part 2—Consequential amendments 39
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 39
Criminal Code Act 1995 39
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 44
Part 3—Saving provisions 46
Schedule 2—Contamination offence 47
Criminal Code Act 1995 47
Part 9.6—Contamination of goods 47
380.1 Definitions............................................................................................ 47
380.2 Contaminating goods............................................................................ 48
380.3 Threatening to contaminate goods........................................................ 49
380.4 Making false statements about contamination of goods....................... 51
380.5 Extended geographical jurisdiction—category D.................................. 53
Schedule 3—Financial information offences 54
Criminal Code Act 1995 54
Part 10.8—Financial information offences 54
480.1 Definitions............................................................................................ 54
480.2 Dishonesty........................................................................................... 55
480.3 Constitutional application of this Part................................................. 55
480.4 Dishonestly obtaining or dealing in personal financial information...... 55
480.5 Possession or control of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information 56
480.6 Importation of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information 56
Schedule 4—Other amendments of the Criminal Code 57
Part 1—Alternative verdicts 57
Criminal Code Act 1995 57
Part 2—Obtaining financial advantage 58
Criminal Code Act 1995 58
Part 3—Knowledge of law 59
Criminal Code Act 1995 59
Schedule 5—Amendment of other Acts 60
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 62