These Regulations provide detailed, practical rules that implement parts of the Crimes Act 1914. They prescribe standard forms, technical definitions (for example drug, aviation, maritime and health security offences), which State and Territory laws correspond for covert powers, who may perform specified forensic procedures, and categories for criminal‑history checks used by government bodies.
They also set procedural obligations: indemnity and cooperation duties for participants in controlled operations and assumed identities, eligibility rules for certain pre‑release schemes, and how trustee costs and remuneration are calculated.
The Crimes Regulations 2019 is a legislative instrument made under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), consolidating and replacing the Crimes Regulations 1990. As stated in section 3, the instrument is made under the Crimes Act 1914 (with Division 2 of Part 11 made under the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2010).
Its function is not to create new criminal law. Instead, it handles the administrative machinery that makes the Crimes Act's operational provisions work: prescribing forms, identifying corresponding State and Territory laws for cooperative law enforcement schemes, setting out who is qualified to conduct forensic procedures, and managing which organisations and laws are excluded from, or included in, the spent convictions framework.
Main concepts
Corresponding State law. The Crimes Act 1914 contains provisions for cross-jurisdictional cooperative law enforcement, including controlled operations (covert policing), assumed identities, and witness identity protection. For these schemes to work across State and Territory boundaries, there must be a corresponding law in each State and Territory. The Regulations prescribe which laws are corresponding laws for each scheme, in tables by jurisdiction.
Controlled operation. A covert law enforcement operation authorised under Part IAB of the Crimes Act, in which officers or civilian participants may be authorised to engage in conduct that would otherwise be unlawful. Section 7 (Part 3) prescribes which State provisions are corresponding State controlled operations laws for the purposes of the definition in section 15GC of the Act.
Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Crimes Regulations 2019.
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Part 1
Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
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Name
1 Name
This instrument is the Crimes Regulations 2019.
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Authority
3 Authority
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this instrument is made under the Crimes Act 1914.
(2) Division 2 of Part 11 is made under the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2010.
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Definitions
4 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
aviation security offence means an offence against:
(a) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(b) Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code (terrorism); or
(c) Part 5.3A of the Criminal Code (state sponsors of terrorism).
drug offence means an offence constituted by the production, possession, supply, import or export of a substance that is:
(a) a narcotic substance within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901; or
(b) a drug within the meaning of:
(i) subregulation 9A(1) of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958; or
(ii) subregulation 5(20) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
forensic scientist means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by the Australian Federal Police or the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
forensic technician means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by the Australian Federal Police or the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
health security offence means an offence against:
(a) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(b) Part 5.1, 5.3 or 5.3A of the Criminal Code (treason and terrorism); or
(c) section 9, 10, 11 or 14 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 (supply or export of goods or services to be used for a WMD program).
maritime security offence means an offence against:
(a) Part 4 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 (offences relating to Australian travel documents); or
(b) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(c) Division 73, Chapter 5 or Division 145, 307 or 400 of the Criminal Code (offences relating to people smuggling, the security of the Commonwealth, forgery, border controlled drugs and plants and money laundering); or
(d) section 233, 233A, 233BAA or 233BAB of the Customs Act 1901 (smuggling and offences relating to import or export of certain goods); or
(e) Division 10 of Part IV of the repealed Navigation Act 1912 (dangerous goods); or
(f) Subdivision B of Division 4 of Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Navigation Act 2012 (dangerous goods); or
(g) section 9, 10, 11 or 14 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 (supply or export of goods or services to be used for a WMD program).
Part 1A
General
Part 1A—General
4A
Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee
4A Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee
For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(a) of the Act, there is payable to the Official Trustee an amount equal to the amount of costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A the Act.
4B
Remuneration of Official Trustee
4B Remuneration of Official Trustee
For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(b) of the Act, the amount of remuneration payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A of the Act is the equivalent amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Note: Regulation 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019 sets out the amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Part 2
Forms
Part 2—Forms
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Prescribed forms
5 Prescribed forms
For the purposes of a provision of the Act mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the form in Schedule 1 mentioned in column 2 of the item is prescribed.
The form in Schedule 1 mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table may be used for the purposes of the provision of the Act mentioned in column 1 of the item.
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding State controlled operations law in section 15GC of the Act, the provisions mentioned in column 3 of an item in the following table of the law mentioned in column 2 of the item, as in force from time to time, are prescribed.
Requirements for indemnification of participants against civil liability
8 Requirements for indemnification of participants against civil liability
For the purposes of paragraph 15HB(f) of the Act, the following requirements are specified:
(a) the participant must notify the chief officer of the authorising agency for the controlled operation in writing, and as soon as practicable, of:
(i) any conduct in which the participant engages, in the course of and for the purposes of the controlled operation, that is likely to result in legal proceedings against the participant or the Commonwealth; and
(ii) any proceedings arising in relation to liability that the participant may have incurred because of conduct engaged in by the participant in the course of, and for the purposes of, the controlled operation;
(b) in any proceedings in relation to conduct engaged in by the participant in the course of, and for the purposes of, the controlled operation, the participant must:
(i) authorise the Commonwealth to control the conduct of the defence; and
(ii) if the Commonwealth requires—accept the Australian Government Solicitor or another nominated legal practitioner as the participant’s legal representative; and
(iii) give, and authorise the participant’s legal representative to give, to the Commonwealth, all assistance and information required by the Commonwealth in relation to the conduct of the proceedings; and
(iv) if an award of costs is made in the participant’s favour—take all steps directed by the Commonwealth to recover the award; and
(v) if the participant recovers any costs—pay the recovered costs to the Commonwealth;
(c) the participant must not make any written or oral agreement to settle any proceedings in relation to conduct engaged in by the participant in the course of, and for the purposes of, the controlled operation, in full or in part, unless the terms of the agreement have been approved by the chief officer of the authorising agency.
Part 4
Assumed identities
Part 4—Assumed identities
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Corresponding assumed identity laws
9 Corresponding assumed identity laws
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding assumed identity law in section 15K of the Act, the provisions mentioned in column 3 of an item in the following table of the law mentioned in column 2 of the item, as in force from time to time, are prescribed.
Requirements for indemnification of authorised persons
10 Requirements for indemnification of authorised persons
For the purposes of paragraph 15KS(2)(c) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed:
(a) the authorised person must notify the chief officer who granted the authority in writing, and as soon as practicable, of:
(i) anything done by the authorised person, in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity, that is likely to result in legal proceedings against the authorised person or the Commonwealth; and
(ii) any proceedings arising in relation to liability that the authorised person may have incurred because of anything done by the authorised person in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity;
(b) in any proceedings in relation to anything done by the authorised person in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity, the authorised person must:
(i) authorise the Commonwealth to control the conduct of the defence; and
(ii) if the Commonwealth requires—accept the Australian Government Solicitor or another nominated legal practitioner as the authorised person’s legal representative; and
(iii) give, and authorise the authorised person’s legal representative to give, to the Commonwealth, all assistance and information required by the Commonwealth in relation to the conduct of the proceedings; and
(iv) if an award of costs is made in the authorised person’s favour—take all steps directed by the Commonwealth to recover the award; and
(v) if the authorised person recovers any costs—pay the recovered costs to the Commonwealth;
(c) the authorised person must not make any written or oral agreement to settle any proceedings in relation to anything done by the authorised person in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity, in full or in part, unless the terms of the agreement have been approved by the chief officer.
Part 5
Witness identity protection for operatives
Part 5—Witness identity protection for operatives
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Corresponding witness identity protection laws
11 Corresponding witness identity protection laws
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding witness identity protection law in subsection 15M(1) of the Act, the provisions mentioned in column 3 of an item in the following table of the law mentioned in column 2 of the item, as in force from time to time, are prescribed.
For the purposes of paragraph 15MB(2)(d) of the Act, each of the following is part of a civil proceeding:
(a) a proceeding in relation to an application for a restraining order under Part 2‑1 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
(b) an examination conducted under Part 3‑1 of that Act.
Part 6
Protecting vulnerable persons
Part 6—Protecting vulnerable persons
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Video recordings—persons who may conduct interview
13 Video recordings—persons who may conduct interview
For the purposes of paragraph 15YM(1)(a) of the Act, a member of a police force, or other law enforcement agency, of a foreign country is specified.
Part 7
Sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders
Part 7—Sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders
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State and Territory pre‑release permit schemes that apply to federal offenders
14 State and Territory pre‑release permit schemes that apply to federal offenders
(1) For the purposes of subsection 19AZD(3) of the Act, a pre‑release permit scheme mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table provided for by a law mentioned in column 2 of the item is prescribed.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>State and Territory pre</span><span>‑</span><span>release permit schemes that apply to federal offenders</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Pre</span><span>‑</span><span>release permit scheme</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Law</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Scheme for releasing a prisoner under a re</span><span>‑</span><span>entry release order</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Part</span><span> </span><span>4 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Sentence Administration Act 2003 </span><span>(WA), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Scheme for releasing a prisoner to serve a period of home detention</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Division</span><span> </span><span>6A of Part</span><span> </span><span>4 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Correctional Services Act 1982</span><span> (SA), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Scheme for releasing a prisoner on administrative home detention</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Division</span><span> </span><span>5 of Part</span><span> </span><span>3.3 of Chapter</span><span> </span><span>3 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Correctional Services Act 2014 </span><span>(NT), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) A federal offender who is not an Australian citizen is not eligible to participate in a pre‑release permit scheme mentioned in subsection (1) if participation would result in the offender:
(a) becoming an unlawful non‑citizen (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958); and
(b) being liable to detention and removal from Australia under that Act.
(3) A federal offender who is subject to a deportation order under the Migration Act 1958 is not eligible to participate in a pre‑release permit scheme mentioned in subsection (1) if participation would make the offender liable for detention and deportation from Australia under that Act.
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Additional sentencing alternatives—State and Territory sentences and orders
15 Additional sentencing alternatives—State and Territory sentences and orders
For the purposes of subsection 20AB(1AA) of the Act, a sentence or order mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table under a law mentioned in column 2 of the item is prescribed.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>State and Territory sentences and orders</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Sentence or order</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Law</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Home detention order</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Subdivision</span><span> </span><span>1 of Division</span><span> </span><span>7 of Part</span><span> </span><span>3 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Sentencing Act 2017</span><span> (SA), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Home detention order</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Part</span><span> </span><span>5A of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Sentencing Act 1997</span><span> (Tas.), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:43.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Home detention order</span></p></td><td style="width:48.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Subdivision</span><span> </span><span>2 of Division</span><span> </span><span>5 of Part</span><span> </span><span>3 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Sentencing Act 1995 </span><span>(NT), as in force at the commencement of this instrument</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Offences for which a court may impose certain conditions
16 Offences for which a court may impose certain conditions
For the purposes of paragraph 22(1)(b) of the Act, an indictable offence against the Australian Passports Act 2005 or the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 is prescribed.
Part 8
Forensic procedures
Part 8—Forensic procedures
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Persons appropriately qualified to carry out forensic procedures
17 Persons appropriately qualified to carry out forensic procedures
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of appropriately qualified in subsection 23WA(1) of the Act, a person mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table is qualified to carry out a forensic procedure mentioned in column 1 of the item.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Persons appropriately qualified to carry out forensic procedures</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Forensic procedure</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Person</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>External examination of the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample of blood (other than by a finger prick)</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample of pubic hair</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample by swab or washing from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a photograph or a video recording of, or an impression or cast of a wound from, the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Medical practitioner; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>External examination of a part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts, that requires touching of the body or removal of clothing</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) constable</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample of blood by a finger prick</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample of saliva, or a sample by buccal swab</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample of hair other than pubic hair</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample from a nail or from under a nail</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample by swab or washing from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) Forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:50.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Taking of a photograph or a video recording of, or an impression or cast of a wound from, an external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) For a photograph or video recording:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) medical practitioner; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) forensic technician; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iv) constable; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for an impression or cast of a wound:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) medical practitioner; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) forensic scientist; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) forensic technician</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
18
Persons authorised to access information on DNA databases
18 Persons authorised to access information on DNA databases
For the purposes of paragraphs 23YDAE(2)(d) and 23YO(2)(a) and (d) of the Act, a person is prescribed if:
(a) the person is employed or otherwise engaged by a forensic laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia; and
(b) in that capacity, the person provides forensic services to law enforcement officers of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
19
Corresponding laws—forensic procedures and DNA databases
19 Corresponding laws—forensic procedures and DNA databases
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 23YUA of the Act, the following laws, as in force from time to time, are prescribed:
(a) the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (NSW);
(b) Subdivision (30A) of Division 1 of Part III of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic.);
(c) Chapter 17 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld);
(d) Part 2 of, and Schedules 1 and 6 to, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2012 (Qld);
(e) the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 (WA);
(f) the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 2007 (SA);
(g) the Forensic Procedures Act 2000 (Tas.);
(h) the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (ACT);
(i) Division 7 of Part VII of the Police Administration Act 1978 (NT).
Part 9
Pardons, quashed convictions and spent convictions
Part 9—Pardons, quashed convictions and spent convictions
20
Exclusions from Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VIIC of the Act—exclusions relating to work with children
20 Exclusions from Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VIIC of the Act—exclusions relating to work with children
For the purposes of sections 85ZZGB, 85ZZGC and 85ZZGD of the Act, the persons and bodies mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, and the laws mentioned in column 2 of an item in the table, as in force from time to time, are prescribed to the extent that those laws relate to persons working, or seeking to work, with children (within the meaning of section 85ZZGF of the Act).
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Prescribed persons, bodies and laws</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Person or body</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Law</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Children’s Guardian appointed under the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998</span><span> (NSW)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 </span><span>(NSW)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Secretary, within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Worker Screening Act 2020</span><span> (Vic.)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Worker Screening Act 2020 </span><span>(Vic.)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Chief executive mentioned in section</span><span> </span><span>8 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 </span><span>(Qld)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 </span><span>(Qld)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Queensland College of Teachers</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 </span><span>(Qld)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>CEO mentioned in section</span><span> </span><span>12 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004</span><span> (WA)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 </span><span>(WA)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Central assessment unit established under the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 </span><span>(SA)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 </span><span>(SA)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Registrar appointed under the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Registration to</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013</span><span> (Tas.)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Registration to</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013</span><span> (Tas.)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Commissioner mentioned in section</span><span> </span><span>17 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 </span><span>(ACT)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 </span><span>(ACT)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Independent advisor appointed under the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 </span><span>(ACT)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 </span><span>(ACT)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:48.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Screening Authority mentioned in section</span><span> </span><span>196 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 </span><span>(NT)</span></p></td><td style="width:43.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 </span><span>(NT)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
20A
Exclusions from Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VIIC of the Act—exclusions relating to work with persons with disability
20A Exclusions from Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VIIC of the Act—exclusions relating to work with persons with disability
For the purposes of sections 85ZZGI, 85ZZGJ and 85ZZGK of the Act, the persons and bodies mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, and the laws mentioned in column 2 of an item in the table, as in force from time to time, are prescribed to the extent that those laws:
(a) are NDIS worker screening laws (within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013); and
(b) relate to persons working, or seeking to work, with people with disability (within the meaning of section 85ZZGM of the Crimes Act 1914).
Exclusions from Division 3 of Part VIIC of the Act (spent convictions)
21 Exclusions from Division 3 of Part VIIC of the Act (spent convictions)
Schedule 2 of this instrument prescribes persons, purposes and offences for the purposes of paragraph 85ZZH(k) of the Act.
Part 10
Miscellaneous
Part 10—Miscellaneous
22
ACC delegates
22 ACC delegates
For the purposes of subparagraphs 15HG(5)(c)(ii) and 15MX(3)(c)(ii) of the Act, the following positions are prescribed:
(a) a position occupied by a person mentioned in subsection 47(1) of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 who is an SES employee;
(b) any position in the ACC that is equivalent to or higher than a position mentioned in paragraph (a) of this section.
More sections below
Source text: opening excerpt
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
Part 1 Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
1 Name
This instrument is the Crimes Regulations 2019.
3 Authority
3 Authority
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this instrument is made under the Crimes Act 1914.
(2) Division 2 of Part 11 is made under the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2010.
4 Definitions
4 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
aviation security offence means an offence against:
(a) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(b) Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code (terrorism); or
(c) Part 5.3A of the Criminal Code (state sponsors of terrorism).
drug offence means an offence constituted by the production, possession, supply, import or export of a substance that is:
(a) a narcotic substance within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901; or
(b) a drug within the meaning of:
(i) subregulation 9A(1) of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958; or
(ii) subregulation 5(20) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
forensic scientist means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by the Australian Federal Police or the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
forensic technician means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by the Australian Federal Police or the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
health security offence means an offence against:
(a) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(b) Part 5.1, 5.3 or 5.3A of the Criminal Code (treason and terrorism); or
(c) section 9, 10, 11 or 14 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 (supply or export of goods or services to be used for a WMD program).
Assumed identity. A covert law enforcement technique authorised under Part IAC of the Crimes Act, enabling officers or participants to adopt a false identity. Section 9 (Part 4) prescribes the corresponding assumed identity laws in each State and Territory for the definition in section 15K of the Act.
Witness identity protection. Provisions under Part IACC of the Crimes Act protecting the identity of operatives who are required to give evidence. Section 11 (Part 5) prescribes the corresponding witness identity protection laws.
Forensic procedure. A procedure carried out on a person to obtain forensic material (such as DNA samples, fingerprints, or hair). Part 8 (section 17) prescribes the qualifications required to carry out specific forensic procedures for the purposes of subsection 23WA(1) of the Crimes Act.
Spent conviction. A conviction that no longer needs to be disclosed and which cannot be used against a person in most circumstances under Part VIIC of the Crimes Act. Section 20 (Part 9) prescribes exclusions from the spent conviction scheme for persons and bodies working with children, including the law enforcement and child protection agencies in each State and Territory.
Official Trustee. The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy administers certain property under section 9A of the Crimes Act. Sections 4A and 4B (Part 1A) prescribe the costs and remuneration payable to the Official Trustee for this work, calculated by reference to the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019.
Pre-release permit scheme. A State or Territory scheme allowing federal offenders to be released from custody before their sentence ends. Section 14 (Part 7) prescribes the State and Territory pre-release permit schemes that apply to federal offenders for the purposes of section 19AZD(3) of the Crimes Act.
Who it affects
Law enforcement agencies. The Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, state police forces, and other law enforcement bodies carrying out controlled operations, assumed identity operations, and witness identity protection under the Crimes Act must comply with the corresponding law requirements specified in the Regulations.
Courts and prosecutors. Courts hearing matters involving forensic evidence must be satisfied that forensic procedures were carried out by appropriately qualified persons as prescribed by section 17. Prosecutors need to understand the spent conviction exclusions in Part 9 when deciding whether prior convictions are admissible.
Employers requiring criminal history disclosures. Part VIIC of the Crimes Act limits when spent convictions must be disclosed. The exclusions in section 20 of the Regulations (for work with children, specified bodies, and specified laws) determine which child-protection-related contexts remain outside the spent conviction shield.
Witnesses in protection programs. Section 13 (Part 6) specifies that members of foreign police forces may conduct video-recorded interviews with witnesses under section 15YM(1) of the Crimes Act. This is relevant to international mutual legal assistance contexts.
Federal offenders transitioning from custody. Federal offenders who may be eligible for pre-release permits under the State and Territory schemes listed in section 14 are affected by which schemes are prescribed.
Key obligations
The Regulations impose no standalone obligations on private parties. They prescribe the administrative detail within which the Crimes Act's obligations operate. Key prescriptions include:
Forms prescribed under Part 2 for various Crimes Act provisions (section 5).
Corresponding law tables under Parts 3-5 for cooperative law enforcement.
Qualification requirements for forensic procedure operators (section 17).
Exclusions from spent convictions for child-related work (section 20).
Powers and discretions
The Regulations primarily prescribe rather than confer powers. The key ministerial and Commissioner-level discretions under the Crimes Act are authorised by the Act itself; the Regulations supply the administrative content.
Under section 22 (Part 10, Miscellaneous), the Regulations prescribe which Australian Crime Commission (ACC) positions are delegates for the purposes of the ACC Act and the Crimes Act. This determines who within the ACC has authority to exercise specific Crimes Act functions.
Penalties and enforcement
The Crimes Regulations 2019 do not create offences. Penalties for conduct regulated by the Crimes Act (such as unlawful assumed identity use, forensic procedure non-compliance, or spent conviction disclosure breaches) are in the Crimes Act itself.
Process and timelines
Forms. Section 5 prescribes forms for specific Crimes Act provisions. The forms in Schedule 1 must be used for the corresponding purposes. Forms prescribed under the former Crimes Regulations 1990 continue to apply under the transitional provisions in section 25 (Part 11).
Corresponding law recognition. For an operation to be recognised across jurisdictions, the Regulations must prescribe the relevant State or Territory law as a corresponding law. This is a threshold administrative requirement; if the State law is not in the table, it does not automatically qualify.
Spent conviction exclusions. The section 20 tables specify the persons, bodies, and laws excluded from the Division 2 and 3 spent conviction protections (under sections 85ZZGB, 85ZZGC, and 85ZZGD of the Crimes Act) to the extent those laws relate to persons working with children.
Interactions with other law
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). The primary Act under which the Regulations are made. All Parts of the Regulations prescribe content required by specific provisions of the Crimes Act. Without the Regulations, many operational provisions of the Act could not function.
Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019 (Cth). Sections 4A and 4B prescribe the Official Trustee's remuneration by reference to the remuneration under regulation 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019. This creates a cross-instrument link for the remuneration calculation.
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth). Section 22 prescribes ACC delegate positions by reference to subsection 47(1) of the ACC Act.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2010 (Cth). Division 2 of Part 11 of the Regulations is made under this amendment Act (section 3(2)), dealing with transitional matters.
State and Territory law enforcement Acts. Parts 3, 4, and 5 of the Regulations contain tables listing corresponding laws in each State and Territory for controlled operations, assumed identities, and witness identity protection. Changes to those State laws may require updates to the Regulations tables to maintain cooperative scheme effectiveness.
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, Criminal Code (Cth). Definitions in section 4 of the Regulations (aviation security offence, health security offence, maritime security offence) cross-reference specific provisions of these Commonwealth Acts.
Gotchas
Forms under the 1990 Regulations preserved transitionally. Section 25 of Part 11 provides that forms prescribed under the Crimes Regulations 1990 continue to be prescribed under the 2019 Regulations for provisions referenced in section 25. Practitioners and agencies using old forms should verify whether the 2019 instrument has issued updated forms or whether the transitional provision still applies.
Corresponding law tables can become stale. The tables in Parts 3-5 list specific State and Territory law provisions. If a State amends or replaces its controlled operations or assumed identity law, the corresponding provision in the table may no longer be accurate. The Regulations must be amended to update the tables; the courts cannot treat an unamended table as automatically updating.
Spent conviction exclusions are jurisdiction-specific. The section 20 table is specific to each State and Territory. A child-related employer in Queensland must check the Queensland laws and bodies listed in the table; employers in other States must check their own jurisdiction's entries.
Official Trustee remuneration cross-references Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019. Section 4B links the remuneration calculation to regulation 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019. A change to that regulation will automatically affect the Crimes Regulations remuneration without any amendment to the Crimes Regulations themselves.
Practical examples
Federal law enforcement operation crossing State borders. The AFP initiates a controlled operation authorised under the Crimes Act 1914. The operation involves cooperation with NSW Police executing controlled activities under the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 (NSW). Before conducting joint activities, officers must confirm that the NSW Act's relevant provisions are listed as corresponding provisions in Part 3 of the Crimes Regulations 2019, since that determines whether the cooperative scheme's mutual recognition obligations apply.
Criminal history disclosure for child-related employment. A person with a spent conviction under Part VIIC of the Crimes Act applies for a position at a Queensland child care centre. The employer (a licensed provider under Queensland's child protection laws) is listed in the section 20 table of the Crimes Regulations 2019. The employer can lawfully require disclosure of the spent conviction notwithstanding the general prohibition in Part VIIC, because the position relates to working with children and the Queensland law under which disclosure is required is within the section 20 exclusion.
DNA sample from a suspect. Police investigating a serious offence take a DNA sample from a suspect under Part ID of the Crimes Act. The DNA buccal swab must be taken by a person prescribed in the column 2 of the section 17 table as qualified for that forensic procedure. If the officer taking the sample is not within the prescribed class, the sample's admissibility may be challenged.
maritime security offence means an offence against:
(a) Part 4 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 (offences relating to Australian travel documents); or
(b) the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991, other than section 15 (certain offences committed on aircraft); or
(c) Division 73, Chapter 5 or Division 145, 307 or 400 of the Criminal Code (offences relating to people smuggling, the security of the Commonwealth, forgery, border controlled drugs and plants and money laundering); or
(d) section 233, 233A, 233BAA or 233BAB of the Customs Act 1901 (smuggling and offences relating to import or export of certain goods); or
(e) Division 10 of Part IV of the repealed Navigation Act 1912 (dangerous goods); or
(f) Subdivision B of Division 4 of Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Navigation Act 2012 (dangerous goods); or
(g) section 9, 10, 11 or 14 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 (supply or export of goods or services to be used for a WMD program).
Part 1A General
Part 1A—General
4A Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee
4A Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee
For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(a) of the Act, there is payable to the Official Trustee an amount equal to the amount of costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A the Act.
4B Remuneration of Official Trustee
4B Remuneration of Official Trustee
For the purposes of paragraph 9B(1)(b) of the Act, the amount of remuneration payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the performance or exercise by the Official Trustee of functions, duties or powers under section 9A of the Act is the equivalent amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Note: Regulation 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2019 sets out the amount of remuneration that is payable to the Official Trustee in respect of the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers and performance of functions or duties under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Part 2 Forms
Part 2—Forms
5 Prescribed forms
5 Prescribed forms
For the purposes of a provision of the Act mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the form in Schedule 1 mentioned in column 2 of the item is prescribed.
The form in Schedule 1 mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table may be used for the purposes of the provision of the Act mentioned in column 1 of the item.