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Crimes Act 1914 - Determination of an Incident under Division 11A (09/03/2007)

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This declaration activates Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 for the deaths of Australians in Yogyakarta on 7 March 2007 (Garuda Flight 200), giving the Australian Federal Police extended powers to investigate those deaths. It enables Australian investigators to gather evidence and, where applicable, pursue criminal action as if the incident were within Australian jurisdiction.

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Crimes Act 1914 - Determination of an Incident under Division 11A (09/03/2007)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Crimes Act 1914

DETERMINATION OF AN INCIDENT UNDER DIVISION 11A

WHEREAS:

I am satisfied that:

(a) on 7 March 2007 (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 Yogjarkarta, Indonesia, and

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

NOW THEREFORE I, Philip Maxwell Ruddock, Attorney-General, pursuant to paragraph 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 9th day of March 2007

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Attorney-General

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