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Crimes Act 1914 - Determination of an Incident under Division 11A (02/10/2005)

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This one-page ministerial order activates special police powers under the Crimes Act to let the Australian Federal Police carry out forensic procedures (DNA, fingerprints, etc.) to identify victims and investigate the 2005 Bali bombings, even though the attack occurred overseas. It affects Australian law enforcement and bereaved families by applying Australian investigative standards to the incident.

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Crimes Act 1914 - Determination of an Incident under Division 11A (02/10/2005)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Crimes Act 1914

DETERMINATION OF AN INCIDENT UNDER DIVISION 11A

WHEREAS:

I am satisfied that:

(a) on 1 October 2005 (local time) an incident, being an incident in which one or more Australian citizens or Australian residents have died, has occurred in a place wholly outside Australia, namely Bali, Indonesia, and

(b) it is appropriate in the circumstances for Division 11A to apply in relation to the incident.

NOW THEREFORE I, Christopher Martin Ellison, Minister for Justice and Customs, pursuant to subsection 23YUF(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1914, hereby determine that the incident is one in relation to which Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 applies.

Dated this 2nd day of October 2005

SENATOR CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

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