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CRIMES REGULATIONS 1990 - NOTES

- made under the Crimes Act 1914

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 227 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 16 April 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 56

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra


Contents

                        1     Name of regulations [see Note 1]                                      4

                        2     Interpretation                                                                   4

                        3     Prescribed forms                                                             4

                        4     Optional forms                                                                 4

                      4A     Prescribed offences (Act s 15HB)                                      4

                      4B     Requirements for indemnification (Act s 15IA)                     4

                    4BA     Definition of authorising persons -- prescribed classes for Commonwealth participating agencies (Act s 15XA)                                                                    6

                    4BB     Definition of authorising persons -- prescribed classes for State or Territory participating agencies (Act s 15XA)                                                                    7

                    4BC     Definition of State or Territory participating agency -- prescribed bodies (Act s 15XA)    9

                      4C     Requirements for indemnification (Act s 15XD)                    9

                        5     State laws prescribed for the purposes of subsection 19AZD (3) of the Act       10

                        6     State Laws prescribed for the purposes of section 20AB of the Act      12

                    6AA     Offences for which a court may impose certain conditions (Act s 22)   13

                      6A     Aboriginal legal aid organisations                                     13

                      6B     Appropriately qualified persons                                        13

                      6C     Prescribed procedure for determining a person's age (Act s 3ZQA)      13

                      6D     Prescribed persons -- use or disclosure of information on DNA databases       15

                      6E     Corresponding laws -- forensic procedures                      15

                        7     Specified circumstances -- paragraph 85ZKB (2) (c) of the Act           16

                        8     Exclusions from Division 3 of Part VIIC of Act                   17

                        9     Repeal                                                                          18

                       10     Savings                                                                         18

Schedule 1             Prescribed forms                                                         19

Schedule 2             Optional forms                                                             20

Schedule 3                                                                                                 21

Form 1                     Form for the purposes of section 16BA                            21

Form 2                     Warrant under section 19AS authorising the detention of a person       24

Form 3                     Notice of revocation under subsection 19AU (2)                25

Form 4                     Warrant for arrest under subsection 19AV (2)                   26

Form 5                     Warrant under subsection 19AW (1) authorising the detention of a person        27

Form 6                     Warrant under subsection 19AW (2) authorising the remand of a person          28

Form 7                     Order under paragraph 19AX (1) (b) for the detention of a person          29

Form 8                     Notification of breach under subsection 19AX (2)               30

Form 9                     Summons under subsection 19AZ (2)                              31

Form 10                   Order and recognisance under subsection 19B (1)            32

Form 11                   Order and recognisance under paragraph 20 (1) (a)           34

Form 12                   Order and recognisance under paragraph 20 (1) (b)           37

Form 13                   Warrant for arrest under subsection 20BF (3)                    40

Form 14                   Warrant under subsection 20BF (5) authorising the detention of a person         41

Form 15                   Warrant under subsection 20BF (6) authorising the remand of a person            42

Form 16                   Warrant for arrest under subsection 20BM (3)                   43

Form 17                   Warrant under subsection 20BM (5) authorising the detention of a person        44

Form 18                   Warrant under subsection 20BM (6) authorising the remand of a person           45

Form 19                   Summons under *paragraph 20BW (1) (a)/*section 20BY   46

Form 20                   Warrant for arrest under *paragraph 20BW (1) (b)/*section 20BY         47

Form 21                   Warrant of arrest under *subsection 20BW (2)/*section 20BY  48

Form 22                   Certificate under subsection 21B (3)                                49

Schedule 3A           Aboriginal legal aid organisations                              50

Schedule 3B           Appropriately qualified persons                                  52

Schedule 3C           Provisions of corresponding laws taken to correspond to particular Divisions of Part 1D of the Act                                                                               54

Schedule 4             Spent convictions -- exclusions from privacy provisions  61

Notes                                                                                                          70

 


  

  

Note   You have been convicted of a federal offence under the Crimes Act 1914 or, under section 19B of that Act, you have been discharged without conviction and the court has ordered you to make reparation to the Commonwealth or a public authority under the Commonwealth by payment of an amount of money or otherwise. This payment is in addition to any fine or other penalty imposed by the court. The above certificate when filed in a court of civil jurisdiction is enforceable as a final judgement of the court in which it is filed.

Notes to the Crimes Regulations 1990

Note 1

The Crimes Regulations 1990 (in force under the Crimes Act 1914) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1990 No. 227 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1990 No. 227

12 July 1990

12 July 1990

 

1991 No. 235

31 July 1991

31 July 1991

--

1991 No. 258

30 Aug 1991

30 Aug 1991

--

1992 No. 91

14 Apr 1992

22 Apr 1992

--

1992 No. 276

26 Aug 1992

26 Aug 1992

--

1994 No. 297

31 Aug 1994

1 Sept 1994

--

1995 No. 23

28 Feb 1995

28 Feb 1995

--

1996 No. 7

31 Jan 1996

31 Jan 1996

--

1996 No.125

28 June 1996

R. 4.1: 1 July 1996
Remainder: 28 June 1996

--

1996 No. 228

30 Oct 1996

4 Nov 1996

--

1996 No. 264

11 Dec 1996

11 Dec 1996

--

1997 No. 14

21 Feb 1997

21 Feb 1997

--

1998 No. 68

24 Apr 1998

24 Apr 1998

--

1998 No. 361

22 Dec 1998

24 Jan 1999

--

1999 No. 156

28 July 1999

28 July 1999

--

2000 No. 99

15 June 2000

15 June 2000

--

2000 No. 100

15 June 2000

15 June 2000

--

2000 No. 219

17 Aug 2000

17 Aug 2000

--

2001 No. 49

29 Mar 2001

2 Apr 2001

--

2001 No. 105

4 June 2001

4 June 2001

--

2001 No. 138

20 June 2001

20 June 2001 (see r. 2 and Gazette 2001, No. GN24)

--

2001 No. 334

21 Dec 2001

21 Dec 2001

--

2002 No. 5

21 Feb 2002

21 Feb 2002

--

2002 No. 66

12 Apr 2002

12 Apr 2002

--

2002 No. 186

15 Aug 2002

15 Aug 2002

--

2002 No. 194

29 Aug 2002

29 Aug 2002

--

2002 No. 326

20 Dec 2002

1 Jan 2003 (see r. 2)

--

2003 No. 165

2 July 2003

2 July 2003

--

2003 No. 248

10 Oct 2003

10 Oct 2003

--

2003 No. 265

28 Oct 2003

1 Nov 2003

--

2003 No. 306

11 Dec 2003

11 Dec 2003

--

2003 No. 307

11 Dec 2003

Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 11 Dec 2003
Remainder: 1 Jan 2004

--

2003 No. 338

23 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004

--

2004 No. 164

1 July 2004

Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 1 Sept 1995
R. 4 and Schedule 2:
3 Apr 2000
Remainder: 1 July 2004

--

2004 No. 287

7 Sept 2004

7 Sept 2004

--

2005 No. 81

12 May 2005 (see F2005L01124)

13 May 2005

--

2005 No. 200

2 Sept 2005 (see F2005L01997)

3 Sept 2005

--

2005 No. 202

16 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02591)

1 Oct 2005

--

2006 No. 127

15 June 2006 (see F2006L01816)

16 June 2006

--

2006 No. 288

16 Nov 2006 (see F2006L03649)

17 Nov 2006

--

2007 No. 38

23 Mar 2007 (see F2007L00755)

24 Mar 2007

--

2007 No. 139

8 June 2007 (see
F2007L01572)

9 June 2007

--

2009 No. 3

6 Feb 2009 (see F2009L00231)

7 Feb 2009

--

2009 No. 56

15 Apr 2009 (see F2009L01214)

16 Apr 2009

--

 

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 1.........................................

rs. 1998 No. 361

R. 4A.......................................

ad. 2001 No. 334

 

rs. 2002 No. 186

 

am. 2003 No. 248

R. 4B......................................

ad. 2001 No. 334

 

am. 2002 No. 326

Heading to r. 4BA.................

rs. 2002 No. 186

R. 4BA....................................

ad. 2002 No. 5

 

am. 2002 Nos. 186 and 326; 2009 No. 56

R. 4BB....................................

ad. 2002 No. 186

 

am. 2009 No. 56

R. 4BC...................................

ad. 2002 No. 186

 

rs. 2007 No. 38

Note to r. 4BC.......................

ad. 2009 No. 56

R. 4C......................................

ad. 2001 No. 334

R. 5.........................................

am. 1991 No. 235; 1992 No. 91; 1996 Nos. 125, 228 and 264; 2001 No. 49; 2003 Nos. 306 and 338

Note to r. 5 (1) (d).................

ad. 2003 No. 306

R. 6.........................................

am. 1992 No. 91; 1994 No. 297; 1996 Nos. 125 and 228; 1997 No. 14; 2000 No. 99; 2003 No. 307; 2004 No. 164

R. 6AA....................................

ad. 2005 No. 200

R. 6A.......................................

ad. 1992 No. 276

R. 6B......................................

ad. 1998 No. 361

R. 6C......................................

ad. 2001 No. 105

R. 6D......................................

ad. 2001 No. 138

R. 6E......................................

ad. 2001 No. 138

 

am. 2002 No. 194; 2003 No. 165; 2005 No. 81; 2006
No. 288

R. 6F.......................................

ad. 2001 No. 334

 

rep. 2002 No. 66

R. 8.........................................

am. 2004 No. 287; 2005 No. 202

Schedule 3A

 

Schedule 3A.........................

ad. 1992 No. 276

Schedule 3B

 

Heading to Schedule 3B....

rs. 2000 No. 100

Schedule 3B.........................

ad. 1998 No. 361

Schedule 3C

 

Schedule 3C.........................

ad. 2001 No. 138

 

am. 2002 No. 194; 2003 No. 165; 2005 No. 81

Schedule 4

 

Schedule 4............................

am. 1991 Nos. 235 and 258; 1995 No. 23; 1996 No. 7; 1998 No. 68; 1999 No. 156; 2000 Nos. 100 and 219; 2003 No. 265; 2004 No. 287; 2005 No. 202; 2006 No. 127; 2007 No. 139; 2009 No. 3