{"id":"C1971A00015","name":"Criminology Research Act 1971","slug":"criminology-research-act-1971","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"15 of 1971","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2265,"registerId":"C2023C00381","compilationNumber":"16","startDate":"2023-10-11","status":"InForce","reasons":[{"affect":"Amend","markdown":"sch 4 (item 1) of the [Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2023](/C2023A00063)","dateChanged":null,"amendedByTitle":null,"affectedByTitle":{"name":"Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2023","year":2023,"number":63,"titleId":"C2023A00063","provisions":"sch 4 (item 1)","seriesType":"Act","optionalSeriesNumber":null}}],"registeredAt":"2023-10-30T16:25:38.027Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminology Research Act 1971","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Criminology Research Act 1971\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nCriminology Research Act 1971\n\nNo. 15, 1971\n\nCompilation No. 16\n\nCompilation date: 11 October 2023\n\nIncludes amendments up to: Act No. 63, 2023\n\nRegistered: 30 October 2023\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the Criminology Research Act 1971 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 October 2023 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nFor more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart I—Preliminary\n\n1 Short title\n\n2 Commencement\n\n4 Interpretation\n\nPart II—The Australian Institute of Criminology\n\nDivision 1—Establishment, functions and powers of Institute\n\n5 Establishment of Institute\n\n6 Functions of Institute\n\n6A Power of Minister to request Institute to perform certain functions\n\nDivision 3—Director, Acting Director and staff of Institute\n\n15 Director of Institute\n\n16 Functions of Director\n\n17 Tenure of office of Director\n\n18 Remuneration and allowances of Director\n\n19 Leave of absence of Director\n\n20 Termination of appointment of Director\n\n21 Vacation of office of Director\n\n22 Acting Director\n\n23 Staff of the Institute\n\n24 Consultants\n\nPart III—Criminology Research Advisory Council\n\n33 Criminology Research Advisory Council\n\n34 Meetings of the Advisory Council\n\nPart IV—Application of the finance law\n\n35 Application of the finance law\n\nPart V—Miscellaneous\n\n46 Criminology Research Special Account\n\n47 Institute may charge for services\n\n48 Delegation by Director\n\n49 Annual report\n\n51 Regulations\n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAn Act to make provision for and in relation to the Promotion of Research in connexion with Criminology\n\nPart I—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Criminology Research Act 1971.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.\n\n4  Interpretation\n\n  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\nActing Director means an Acting Director of the Institute appointed under section 22.\n\nAdvisory Council means the Criminology Research Advisory Council established under section 33.\n\nappoint includes re‑appoint.\n\ncriminological research means research in connexion with:\n\n (a) the causes, correction and prevention of criminal behaviour; and\n\n (b) any related matter.\n\nFinance Minister means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nthe appropriate Minister means:\n\n (a) in relation to a State, such Minister of the Crown of that State as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Crown for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister; and\n\n (aa) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory, such Minister of the Australian Capital Territory as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Australian Capital Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister; and\n\n (b) in relation to the Northern Territory, such Minister of the Northern Territory as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Northern Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister.\n\nthe Director means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 15.\n\nthe Institute means the Australian Institute of Criminology established by section 5.\n\nPart II—The Australian Institute of Criminology\n\nDivision 1—Establishment, functions and powers of Institute\n\n5  Establishment of Institute\n\n (1) There is hereby established an institute to be known as the Australian Institute of Criminology.\n\n (2) The Institute consists of:\n\n (a) the Director; and\n\n (b) the staff of the Institute.\n\n6  Functions of Institute\n\n  The Institute has the following functions:\n\n (a) to promote justice and reduce crime by:\n\n (i) conducting criminological research; and\n\n (ii) communicating the results of that research to the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the community;\n\n (b) to assist the Director in performing the Director’s functions;\n\n (c) to administer programs for awarding grants, and engaging specialists, for:\n\n (i) criminological research that is relevant to the public policy of the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and\n\n (ii) activities related to that research (including the publication of that research, for example).\n\n6A  Power of Minister to request Institute to perform certain functions\n\n (1) The Minister may request the Institute to:\n\n (a) conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, criminological research into a matter specified by the Minister; or\n\n (b) to conduct seminars or courses of training or instruction in a matter specified by the Minister, being seminars or courses of training or instruction for persons engaged, or to be engaged, in criminological research or in work related to the prevention or correction of criminal behaviour.\n\n (2) Where the Minister so requests the Institute to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, criminological research, or to conduct seminars or courses of training or instruction, the Minister may also require the Director to ensure that such priority is given to the conduct of that research, or to the conduct of those seminars or courses of training or instruction, as the Minister specifies.\n\nDivision 3—Director, Acting Director and staff of Institute\n\n15  Director of Institute\n\n (1) There shall be a Director of the Institute, who shall be appointed by the Minister.\n\n (2) The appointment of the Director is subject to such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Minister.\n\n16  Functions of Director\n\n  The Director has the following functions:\n\n (a) to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, the criminological research that is:\n\n (i) approved by the Director, taking the advice of the Advisory Council into account; or\n\n (ii) requested by the Minister;\n\n (b) to communicate the results of that research to the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the community;\n\n (c) to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, the seminars and courses of training or instruction for persons engaged, or to be engaged, in criminological research or in work related to the prevention or correction of criminal behaviour that are:\n\n (i) approved by the Director, taking the advice of the Advisory Council into account; or\n\n (ii) requested by the Minister;\n\n (d) to advise the Advisory Council in relation to needs for, and programs of, criminological research;\n\n (e) to provide secretarial and administrative services for the Advisory Council;\n\n (f) to give advice and assistance in relation to any research performed wholly or partly with money provided out of the grants program;\n\n (g) to give advice in relation to the compilation of statistics relating to crime;\n\n (h) to publish the material resulting from or connected with the performance of the Institute’s functions that is approved by the Director, taking the advice of the Advisory Council into account;\n\n (i) to collect information and statistics (without detracting from, and in the context of, the overall collecting and coordinating role of the Australian Bureau of Statistics);\n\n (j) to provide information and advice to Departments, agencies and authorities of the Commonwealth, of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory dealing with the administration of criminal justice;\n\n (k) to collaborate, in and outside Australia, with governments, institutions and authorities, and with bodies and persons, in relation to research, or the training of persons, in or in connection with the administration of criminal justice;\n\n (l) to approve payments for grants and engaging specialists, taking the advice of the Advisory Council into account;\n\n (m) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of these functions.\n\n17  Tenure of office of Director\n\n (1) Subject to this Act, the person appointed as the Director holds office for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in the instrument of the person’s appointment, but is eligible for re‑appointment.\n\n (4) The Director may resign from office by writing signed by the Director and addressed to the Minister.\n\n18  Remuneration and allowances of Director\n\n (1) The Director shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.\n\n (2) The Director shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.\n\n (3) Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.\n\n19  Leave of absence of Director\n\n (1) The Director has such recreation leave entitlements as are determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.\n\n (2) The Minister may grant the Director leave of absence, other than recreation leave, on such terms and conditions as to remuneration or otherwise as the Minister determines.\n\n20  Termination of appointment of Director\n\n  The Minister may terminate the appointment of the Director for misbehaviour of physical or mental incapacity.\n\n21  Vacation of office of Director\n\n  If the Director:\n\n (a) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of remuneration for their benefit; or\n\n (b) is absent from duty, except on leave of absence, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months;\n\nthe Minister shall remove the Director from office.\n\n22  Acting Director\n\n  The Minister may appoint a person to act as Director:\n\n (a) during a vacancy in the office of Director; or\n\n (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Director is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office of Director.\n\nNote: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n23  Staff of the Institute\n\n (1) The staff of the Institute are:\n\n (a) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; or\n\n (b) persons employed or engaged by the Institute for a particular project.\n\n (2) The Director, with the approval of the Minister, must determine the terms and conditions of employment of the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).\n\n (3) For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999:\n\n (a) the Director, and the APS employees assisting the Director, together constitute a Statutory Agency; and\n\n (b) the Director is the Head of the Statutory Agency.\n\n24  Consultants\n\n  The Director, on behalf of the Commonwealth, may engage persons having suitable qualifications and experience as consultants to the Institute.\n\nPart III—Criminology Research Advisory Council\n\n \n\n33  Criminology Research Advisory Council\n\n (1) The Criminology Research Advisory Council is established.\n\n (2) The Advisory Council has the functions of advising the Director in relation to:\n\n (a) the strategic priorities for research in criminology; and\n\n (b) the priorities for communicating the results of that research; and\n\n (c) applications for research grants.\n\n (3) The Advisory Council consists of the following members:\n\n (a) a representative of the Commonwealth;\n\n (b) a representative of each State, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\n\n (4) The representative of the Commonwealth is:\n\n (a) if the Minister designates in writing a position in the Department for the purposes of this paragraph—the person for the time being occupying that position; or\n\n (b) otherwise—the person appointed by the Minister in writing.\n\n (5) A designation made under paragraph (4)(a) is not a legislative instrument.\n\n (6) The representative of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory is the person appointed by the Attorney‑General of the State or Territory in writing.\n\n (7) A person appointed under paragraph (4)(b) may resign from the Advisory Council by written notice given to the Minister.\n\n (8) A person appointed under subsection (6) may resign from the Advisory Council by written notice given to the Attorney General of the relevant State or Territory.\n\nNote: An appointment may be revoked: see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n34  Meetings of the Advisory Council\n\n (1) The Director must ensure that the Advisory Council meets at least 3 times in each calendar year.\n\n (2) The Director must attend, and keep minutes of, the meetings.\n\n (3) However, the Director is not entitled to vote at the meetings.\n\n (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or in the regulations, the Advisory Council may conduct its meetings in any way that it considers appropriate.\n\nPart IV—Application of the finance law\n\n \n\n35  Application of the finance law\n\n  For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):\n\n (a) the following combination of bodies is a listed entity:\n\n (i) the Institute;\n\n (ii) the Advisory Council; and\n\n (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Australian Institute of Criminology; and\n\n (c) the Director is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and\n\n (d) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:\n\n (i) the Director;\n\n (ii) the staff of the Institute;\n\n (iii) the members of the Advisory Council;\n\n (iv) consultants engaged under section 24; and\n\n (e) the purposes of the listed entity include:\n\n (i) the functions of the Institute referred to in section 6; and\n\n (ii) the functions of the Director referred to in section 16; and\n\n (iii) the functions of the Advisory Council referred to in subsection 33(2).\n\nPart V—Miscellaneous\n\n \n\n46  Criminology Research Special Account\n\n (1) The Criminology Research Special Account is established by this section.\n\n (2) The Criminology Research Special Account is a special account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n (3) The following amounts must be credited to the Criminology Research Special Account:\n\n (a) amounts appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the Account;\n\n (b) amounts paid by a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory to the Institute;\n\n (c) amounts received by the Institute in relation to performing any of its functions, or exercising any of its powers, under this Act;\n\n (d) amounts of any gifts given, or bequests made, for the purposes of the Account.\n\nNote: An Appropriation Act provides for amounts to be credited to a special account if any of the purposes of the special account is a purpose that is covered by an item in the Appropriation Act.\n\n (4) The Criminology Research Special Account may be debited for the following purposes:\n\n (a) the costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by the Commonwealth in the performance of the Institute’s functions;\n\n (b) any remuneration and allowances payable to a person under this Act;\n\n (c) the expenses of administering the Account;\n\n (d) any amount that is required or permitted to be repaid;\n\n (e) to reduce the balance of the Account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the Account) without making a real or notional payment.\n\nNote: See section 80 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with special accounts).\n\n47  Institute may charge for services\n\n (1) The Institute may charge for services that it provides in performing any of its functions, or exercising any of its powers, under this Act.\n\n (2) The charge must be an amount that is reasonably related to the cost of providing the services.\n\n48  Delegation by Director\n\n (1) The Director, by signed instrument, may delegate all or any of the Director’s functions or powers to an SES employee, or acting SES employee, of the Institute.\n\n (2) A delegate must comply with any written directions that the Director gives to the delegate when performing a function, or exercising a power, of the Director.\n\n49  Annual report\n\n  The annual report prepared by the Director and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include:\n\n (a) if a grant was made to a person during the period:\n\n (i) the name of the person; and\n\n (ii) the amount of the grant; and\n\n (iii) the purpose of the grant; and\n\n (b) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.\n\n51  Regulations\n\n  The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.\n\nIf the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.\n\n \n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n \n\n| ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |\n| --- | --- |\n| am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |\n| amdt = amendment | orig = original |\n| c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |\n| Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |\n| def = definition(s) | prev = previous |\n| Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |\n| Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |\n| ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |\n| effect | rep = repealed |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |\n| gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| effect | SR = Statutory Rules |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |\n| cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |\n| mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |\n| No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |\n\n\n \n\n \n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n \n\n| Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Criminology Research Act 1971 | 15, 1971 | 6 Apr 1971 | 6 Nov 1972 (s 2 and gaz 1972, No 108) |  |\n| Salaries (Statutory Offices) Adjustment Act 1971 | 136, 1971 | 16 Dec 1971 | s 3(1): 16 Dec 1971 (s 2(2)) | — |\n| Statute Law Revision Act 1973 | 216, 1973 | 19 Dec 1973 | 31 Dec 1973 (s 2) | s 9(1) and 10 |\n| Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978 | 36, 1978 | 12 June 1978 | 12 June 1978 (s 2) | s 8 |\n| Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985 | 65, 1985 | 5 June 1985 | s 3: 3 July 1985 (s 2(1)) | — |\n| Criminology Research Amendment Act 1986 | 123, 1986 | 2 Dec 1986 | 30 Dec 1986 | s 30 |\n| Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991 | 122, 1991 | 27 June 1991 | s 4(1), 10(b) and 15–20: 1 Dec 1988 (s 2(2))  s 28(b)–(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (s 2(3) and gaz 1991, No S332)  Remainder: 27 June 1991 (s 2(1)) | s 31(2) |\n| Statute Law Revision Act 1996 | 43, 1996 | 25 Oct 1996 | Sch 4 (items 54, 55): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1)) | — |\n| Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 | 152, 1997 | 24 Oct 1997 | Sch 2 (items 639–656): 1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2) and gaz 1997, No GN49) | — |\n| Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 | 146, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Sch 1 (item 352): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2) and gaz 1999, No S584) | — |\n| Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 | 159, 2001 | 1 Oct 2001 | Sch 1 (item 36): 29 Oct 2001 (s 2(1)) | Sch 1 (item 97) |\n| Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003 | 41, 2003 | 3 June 2003 | Sch 2 (items 6A–6P): 3 June 2003 (s 2(1) item 2) | — |\n| as amended by |  |  |  |  |\n| Statute Law Revision Act 2006 | 9, 2006 | 23 Mar 2006 | Sch 2 (item 15): 3 June 2003 (s 2(1) item 30) | — |\n| Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 | 148, 2010 | 17 Dec 2010 | Sch 7: 1 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 7) | Sch 7 (items 19–29) |\n| Statute Law Revision Act 2011 | 5, 2011 | 22 Mar 2011 | Sch 5 (items 79, 80): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 13) | — |\n| Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 | 46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Sch 2 (items 462–466) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 3, 12) | Sch 3 (items 10, 11) |\n| Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 | 62, 2014 | 30 June 2014 | Sch 6 (item 37) and Sch 8 (items 85–89): 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) item 6) | Sch 14 |\n| as amended by |  |  |  |  |\n| Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 | 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 2 (items 7–9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |\n| as amended by |  |  |  |  |\n| Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | — |\n| Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | — |\n| Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2018 | 31, 2018 | 9 May 2018 | Sch 2 (items 115, 116, 284): 11 May 2018 (s 2(1) items 3, 7) | Sch 2 (item 284) |\n| Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2023 | 63, 2023 | 13 Sept 2023 | Sch 4 (items 1, 2): 11 Oct 2023 (s 2(1) item 5) | Sch 4 (item 2) |\n\n\n \n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\n \n\n| Provision affected | How affected |\n| --- | --- |\n| Part I |  |\n| s. 3..................... | rep. No. 216, 1973 |\n| s. 4..................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 41, 2003; No. 148, 2010; No. 5, 2011; No 62, 2014 |\n| Part II |  |\n| Division 1 |  |\n| s. 5..................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 148, 2010 |\n| Note to s. 5(2)............. | ad. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 6 .................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 6A.................... | ad. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 148, 2010; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 7..................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Div. 2 of Part II............ | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 8..................... | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| ss. 9, 10.................. | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 11.................... | rs. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 43, 1996 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| ss. 12–14................. | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Division 3 |  |\n| s. 15.................... | am. No. 148, 2010; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 16.................... | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | am No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 17.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 159, 2001; No. 148, 2010; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 18.................... | am. No. 136, 1971 |\n|  | rs. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 43, 1996 |\n| s. 19.................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rs. No. 122, 1991 |\n|  | am. No. 146, 1999; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 20.................... | am. No. 148, 2010; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 21.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 122, 1991; No. 148, 2010; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 22.................... | rs. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 46, 2011; No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 23.................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | am No 31, 2018 |\n| s. 24.................... | am. No. 216, 1973 |\n|  | rep. No. 65, 1985 |\n|  | ad. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 25.................... | rep. No. 216, 1973 |\n| ss. 26, 27................. | rep. No. 123, 1986 |\n| Div. 4 of Part II............ | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 28.................... | am. No. 36, 1978; No. 123, 1986; No. 5, 2011 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 28A................... | ad. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n| s. 29.................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 30 ................... | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n| s. 31.................... | rs. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 32 ................... | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n| s. 32A................... | ad. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | am. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Part III |  |\n| Part III.................. | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 33.................... | am. No. 216, 1973; No. 36, 1978; No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | ad. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | am No 31, 2018; No 63, 2023 |\n| s. 34 ................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Note to s. 34(2)............. | ad. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Pt IV |  |\n| Pt IV................... | ad No 62, 2014 |\n| s. 35.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | ad No 62, 2014 |\n| s. 36.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 37.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 38.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 39.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| ss. 40, 41................. | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 42 ................... | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n| Heading to s. 43............ | am. No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 43.................... | am. No. 216, 1973; No. 36, 1978; No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rs. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | am. No. 41, 2003 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| Part IV.................. | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 44.................... | am. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 45.................... | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n| Part V |  |\n| s. 46.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 41, 2003 (as am. by No. 9, 2006) |\n|  | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | am No 62, 2014 |\n| Note to s 46(3)............. | am No 62, 2014 |\n| Note to s 46(4)............. | rs No 62, 2014 |\n| s. 47.................... | am. No. 123, 1986; No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | rs. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 48.................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | ad. No. 148, 2010 |\n| s. 49.................... | am. No. 123, 1986 |\n|  | rep. No. 152, 1997 |\n|  | ad. No. 148, 2010 |\n|  | rs No 62, 2014 |\n| s. 50.................... | am. No. 216, 1973 |\n|  | rep. No. 148, 2010 |\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains focused on promoting and coordinating criminological research and communicating results to governments and the community, which is consistent with its original purpose. Over time amendments have modernised governance and finance arrangements (integration with the PGPA framework, establishment of a special account), updated administrative and employment machinery, and added an explicit ministerial power to request/prioritise research (s 6A). Those changes revise how the Institute is funded, governed and steered but do not materially broaden the statutory mission beyond research, publication, training and advice on criminal justice."},"complexity_factors":["Relatively short Act (core substantive provisions in Parts II–V) but with many cross‑references to other statutes","Defined terms in interpretation section: ~8 principal defined items (Acting Director, Advisory Council, appoint, criminological research, Finance Minister, the appropriate Minister, the Director, the Institute)","Multiple cross-references to external frameworks: Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (finance law), Public Service Act 1999, Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, Acts Interpretation Act 1901","Discretionary powers with soft constraints (e.g. \"take advice into account\", Minister may \"request\" and require \"priority\") create interpretive ambiguity","Delegation limits (to SES employees) and procedural rules (annual reporting obligations, special account rules) add operational detail","Lengthy amendment and repeal history (many repealed sections) increases historical interpretive complexity but not day‑to‑day operational complexity","Several conditional paths (Minister requests vs Director‑approved research; Commonwealth vs State/Territory roles) create branching logic"],"plain_english_summary":"The law creates the Australian Institute of Criminology as a Commonwealth statutory research body with a Director, staff and an inter‑jurisdictional Advisory Council. It gives the Institute powers to run criminological research, grants, training, publish findings and compile statistics, while making the Director the accountable authority under Commonwealth finance rules.\n\nIt matters because Ministers can request and set priorities for work, funding can come from appropriations, states, fees and gifts, and the Act ties research choices, reporting and funding incentives into formal accountability arrangements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has narrowed significantly from its original 1971 scope. The 2010 amendments (Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010) repealed Division 2 (Criminology Research Fund and Research Committee) and Division 4 (Finance), removing elaborate governance structures including a separate Research Committee and detailed financial management provisions. The 2014 amendments replaced these with streamlined references to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The original Act also contained more prescriptive administrative requirements; modern versions delegate these to the PGPA Act framework, making the legislation a leaner 'enabling statute' focused on core functions rather than operational detail."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with only 5 Parts and 16 operative sections (many original sections repealed in 2010 consolidation)","Minimal defined terms (only 8 definitions in section 4, including simple terms like 'the Director' and 'the Institute')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic; most provisions are direct statements of function or power","Simple administrative framework: basic appointment, remuneration, and termination provisions for the Director","Modern consolidation removed complex governance structures (Division 2 and Division 4 of Part II repealed in 2010)","Cross-references limited to standard machinery provisions (Acts Interpretation Act 1901, Public Service Act 1999, PGPA Act 2013)","Single delegation provision (section 48) with standard accountability safeguards"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates the **Australian Institute of Criminology** (AIC), a national research body that studies crime and justice issues. It also establishes a **Criminology Research Advisory Council** made up of representatives from the Commonwealth and each State/Territory to guide the Institute's priorities.\n\n**What the Institute does:**\n- Conducts and funds research into why crime happens, how to prevent it, and how to rehabilitate offenders\n- Shares research findings with governments and the public\n- Runs training courses for people working in criminal justice\n- Advises governments on crime statistics and justice policy\n- Collaborates with international bodies on crime research\n\n**How it's run:**\n- A **Director** (appointed by the Minister) runs day-to-day operations and can delegate powers to senior staff\n- The Director heads a statutory agency within the Australian Public Service\n- Staff include public servants and project-specific hires\n- The Institute can charge fees for services and receives funding via a special government account that includes parliamentary appropriations, state/territory contributions, donations, and fee revenue\n\n**Key accountability features:**\n- The Minister can request specific research or training on priority topics\n- The Institute must publish annual reports including details of research grants awarded\n- Financial management follows the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (the \"finance law\")\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis legislation ensures Australia has an independent, national centre for criminological research that informs evidence-based policy on crime prevention, law enforcement, and justice administration across all jurisdictions."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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