Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to extend the date until which
membership of a terrorist organisation is an offence under the Act from 13 September
2010 to 13 September 2013.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent
to the proposed Act.

Clause 3 amends the Crimes Act 1900 to extend the sunset date for the offence of
being a member of a terrorist organisation. This offence (which is similar to the
offence provided for in section 102.3 of the Criminal Code set out in the Schedule to
the Criminal Code Act 1995 of the Commonwealth) was originally inserted into the
Crimes Act 1900 by Schedule 4 to the Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Warrants)
Act 2005 in order to provide for the issue of covert search warrants under New South
Wales law relating to membership of a terrorist organisation in anticipation of the
Commonwealth Parliament enacting a national covert search warrant scheme. A

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national covert search warrant scheme has not yet been enacted. Accordingly, the
additional 3 years before the repeal of the offence is proposed so as to ensure that
covert search warrants can continue to be granted until a national scheme is adopted

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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