(3) The Immigration Minister must cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is completed.
395.50 Effect of community safety detention orders on bail or parole laws
(1) A person in relation to whom a community safety detention order is in force is not eligible to be released on bail or parole until the order ceases to be in force.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the person from applying, before the order ceases to be in force, to be released on bail if the person is charged with an offence while the order is in force.
Note: Although the person can apply to be released on bail, as a result of subsection (1), the person cannot be released on bail until the community safety detention order ceases to be in force.
(3) This section applies despite any law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
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Criminal Code Act 1995
No. 12, 1995
Compilation No. 173
Compilation date: 14 March 2026
Includes amendments: Act No. 7, 2026
This compilation is in 3 volumes
Volume 1: sections 1‑5
Schedule (sections 1.1‑261.3)
Volume 2: Schedule (sections 268.1‑395.50)
Volume 3: Schedule (sections 400.1‑490.7)
Schedule (Dictionary)
Endnotes
Each volume has its own contents
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Criminal Code Act 1995 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 March 2026 (the compilation date).
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Uncommenced amendments
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Contents
Schedule—The Criminal Code
Chapter 10—National infrastructure
Part 10.2—Money laundering
Division 400—Money laundering
400.1 Definitions
400.2 Definition of deals with money or other property
400.2AA Effective control of money or property
400.2A Application of offences relating to possible instruments of crime
400.2B Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $10,000,000 or more
400.3 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $1,000,000 or more
400.4 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $100,000 or more
400.5 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $50,000 or more
400.6 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $10,000 or more
400.7 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property worth $1,000 or more
400.8 Proceeds of crime etc.—money or property of any value
400.9 Dealing with property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime etc.
400.10 Mistake of fact as to the value of money or property
400.10A Effect of money or property being provided as part of a controlled operation—proceeds of indictable crime
400.10B Effect of money or property being provided as part of a controlled operation—proceeds of general crime
400.11 Proof of certain matters relating to kinds of offences not required
400.12 Combining several contraventions in a single charge
400.13 Proof of other offences is not required
400.14 Alternative verdicts
400.14A Recklessness as to nature of money or property sufficient for offence of attempt to commit an offence against certain provisions of this Part
400.15 Geographical jurisdiction
400.16 Saving of other laws
Part 10.5—Postal services
Division 470—Preliminary
470.1 Definitions
470.2 Dishonesty
470.3 Determination of dishonesty to be a matter for the trier of fact
470.4 Meaning of expressions used in Subdivisions B and C of Division 471
Division 471—Postal offences
Subdivision A—General postal offences
471.1 Theft of mail‑receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.2 Receiving stolen mail‑receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.3 Taking or concealing of mail‑receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.4 Dishonest removal of postage stamps or postmarks
471.5 Dishonest use of previously used, defaced or obliterated stamps
471.6 Damaging or destroying mail‑receptacles, articles or postal messages
471.7 Tampering with mail‑receptacles
471.8 Dishonestly obtaining delivery of articles
471.9 Geographical jurisdiction
471.10 Hoaxes—explosives and dangerous substances
471.11 Using a postal or similar service to make a threat
471.12 Using a postal or similar service to menace, harass or cause offence
471.13 Causing a dangerous article to be carried by a postal or similar service
471.14 Geographical jurisdiction
471.15 Causing an explosive, or a dangerous or harmful substance, to be carried by post
Subdivision B—Offences relating to use of postal or similar service for child abuse material
471.19 Using a postal or similar service for child abuse material
471.20 Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a postal or similar service
471.21 Defences in respect of child abuse material
471.22 Aggravated offence—offence involving conduct on 3 or more occasions and 2 or more people
471.23 Alternative verdict if aggravated offence not proven
Subdivision C—Offences relating to use of postal or similar service involving sexual activity with person under 16
471.24 Using a postal or similar service to procure persons under 16
471.25 Using a postal or similar service to “groom” persons under 16
471.25A Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to make it easier to procure persons under 16
471.26 Using a postal or similar service to send indecent material to person under 16
471.27 Age‑related provisions relating to offences against this Subdivision
471.28 Other provisions relating to offences against this Subdivision
471.29 Defences to offences against this Subdivision
471.29A Sentencing
Subdivision D—Miscellaneous
471.30 Geographical jurisdiction
471.31 Definition of carried by post does not apply
Division 472—Miscellaneous
472.1 Saving of other laws
472.2 Interpretation of other laws
Part 10.6—Telecommunications Services
Division 473—Preliminary
473.1 Definitions
473.2 Possession or control of data or material in the form of data
473.3 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or material in the form of data
473.4 Determining whether material is offensive
473.5 Use of a carriage service
Division 474—Telecommunications offences
Subdivision A—Dishonesty with respect to carriage services
474.1 Dishonesty
474.2 General dishonesty with respect to a carriage service provider
Subdivision B—Interference with telecommunications
474.3 Person acting for a carrier or carriage service provider
474.4 Interception devices
474.5 Wrongful delivery of communications
474.6 Interference with facilities
474.7 Modification etc. of a telecommunications device identifier
474.8 Possession or control of data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier
474.9 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to modify a telecommunications device identifier
474.10 Copying subscription‑specific secure data
474.11 Possession or control of data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier
474.12 Producing, supplying or obtaining data or a device with intent to copy an account identifier
Subdivision C—General offences relating to use of telecommunications
474.14 Using a telecommunications network with intention to commit a serious offence
474.15 Using a carriage service to make a threat
474.16 Using a carriage service for a hoax threat
474.17 Using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence
474.17A Using a carriage service to transmit sexual material without consent
474.17AA Aggravated offences involving transmission of sexual material without consent
474.17AB Double jeopardy etc. provisions—offences involving transmission of sexual material without consent
474.17B Alternative verdict if aggravated offence not proven
474.17C Using a carriage service to make available etc. personal data of one or more individuals
474.17D Using a carriage service to make available etc. personal data of one or more members of certain groups
474.18 Improper use of emergency call service
Subdivision D—Offences relating to use of carriage service for child abuse material
474.22 Using a carriage service for child abuse material
474.22A Possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service
474.23 Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a carriage service
474.23A Conduct for the purposes of electronic service used for child abuse material
474.24 Defences in respect of child abuse material
474.24A Aggravated offence—offence involving conduct on 3 or more occasions and 2 or more people
474.24B Alternative verdict if aggravated offence not proven
474.24C Consent to commencement of proceedings where defendant under 18
Subdivision E—Offence relating to obligations of internet service providers and internet content hosts
474.25 Obligations of internet service providers and internet content hosts
Subdivision F—Offences relating to use of carriage service involving sexual activity with, or causing harm to, person under 16
474.25A Using a carriage service for sexual activity with person under 16 years of age
474.25B Aggravated offence—using a carriage service for sexual activity with person under 16 years of age
474.25C Using a carriage service to prepare or plan to cause harm to, engage in sexual activity with, or procure for sexual activity, persons under 16
474.26 Using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years of age
474.27 Using a carriage service to “groom” persons under 16 years of age
474.27AA Using a carriage service to “groom” another person to make it easier to procure persons under 16 years of age
474.27A Using a carriage service to transmit indecent communication to person under 16 years of age
474.28 Provisions relating to offences against this Subdivision
474.29 Defences to offences against this Subdivision
474.29AA Sentencing
Subdivision G—Offences relating to use of carriage service for suicide related material
474.29A Using a carriage service for suicide related material
474.29B Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining suicide related material for use through a carriage service
Subdivision H—Offences relating to use of carriage service for sharing of abhorrent violent material
474.30 Definitions
474.31 Abhorrent violent material
474.32 Abhorrent violent conduct
474.33 Notification obligations of internet service providers, content service providers and hosting service providers
474.34 Removing, or ceasing to host, abhorrent violent material
474.35 Notice issued by eSafety Commissioner in relation to a content service—presumptions
474.36 Notice issued by eSafety Commissioner in relation to a hosting service—presumptions
474.37 Defences in respect of abhorrent violent material
474.38 Implied freedom of political communication
474.39 Provider of content service
474.40 Service of copies of notices by electronic means
474.41 Giving a copy of a notice to a contact person etc.
474.42 Attorney‑General’s consent required for prosecution
474.43 Compensation for acquisition of property
474.44 This Subdivision does not limit Part 9 of the Online Safety Act 2021
474.45 Review of this Subdivision
Subdivision HA—Offences relating to use of carriage service for violent extremist material
474.45A Meaning of violent extremist material
474.45B Using a carriage service for violent extremist material
474.45BA Aggravated offence for using a carriage service for violent extremist material
474.45C Possessing or controlling violent extremist material obtained or accessed using a carriage service
474.45D Defences in respect of violent extremist material
474.45E Consent to commencement of proceedings where defendant under 18
Subdivision HB—Offences relating to use of carriage service for firearms and explosives manufacture material
474.45F Meaning of firearms and explosives manufacture material
474.45G Using a carriage service for firearms and explosives manufacture material
474.45H Possessing or controlling firearms and explosives manufacture material obtained or accessed using a carriage service
474.45J Defences in respect of firearms and explosives manufacture material
Subdivision J—Offences relating to use of carriage service for inciting trespass, property damage, or theft, on agricultural land
474.46 Using a carriage service for inciting trespass on agricultural land
474.47 Using a carriage service for inciting property damage, or theft, on agricultural land
474.48 Implied freedom of political communication
Division 475—Miscellaneous
475.1A Defences for NRS employees and emergency call persons
475.1B Provisions relating to element of offence that particular conduct was engaged in using a carriage service
475.1 Saving of other laws
475.2 Geographical jurisdiction
Part 10.7—Computer offences
Division 476—Preliminary
476.1 Definitions
476.2 Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment
476.3 Geographical jurisdiction
476.4 Saving of other laws
476.6 Liability for certain acts—ASIS, ASD or AGO
476.7 Liability for certain acts—defence officials
Division 477—Serious computer offences
477.1 Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit a serious offence
477.2 Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment
477.3 Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
Division 478—Other computer offences
478.1 Unauthorised access to, or modification of, restricted data
478.2 Unauthorised impairment of data held on a computer disk etc.
478.3 Possession or control of data with intent to commit a computer offence
478.4 Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit a computer offence
Part 10.8—Financial information offences
480.1 Definitions
480.2 Dishonesty
480.3 Constitutional application of this Part
480.4 Dishonestly obtaining or dealing in personal financial information
480.5 Possession or control of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information
480.6 Importation of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information
Part 10.9—Accounting records
Division 490—False dealing with accounting documents
490.1 Intentional false dealing with accounting documents
490.2 Reckless false dealing with accounting documents
490.3 Meaning of annual turnover
490.4 Related bodies corporate
490.5 Proof of certain matters unnecessary
490.6 Consent to commencement of proceedings
490.7 Saving of other laws
Dictionary
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Schedule—The Criminal Code
Chapter 10—National infrastructure
Part 10.2—Money laundering
Division 400—Money laundering
400.1 Definitions
(1) In this Division:
ADI (authorised deposit‑taking institution) means:
(a) a body corporate that is an ADI for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959; or
(b) the Reserve Bank of Australia; or
(c) a person who carries on State banking within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiii) of the Constitution.
Australian Capital Territory indictable offence means an offence against a law of the Australian Capital Territory that may be dealt with as an indictable offence (even if it may, in some circumstances, be dealt with as a summary offence).
banking transaction includes:
(a) any transaction made at an ADI; and
(b) any transaction involving a money order.
Commonwealth indictable offence means an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, or a law of a Territory (other than the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory), that may be dealt with as an indictable offence (even if it may, in some circumstances, be dealt with as a summary offence).
deals with money or other property has the meaning given by section 400.2.
director, in relation to a company, means:
(a) any person occupying or acting in the position of director of the company, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy or duly authorised to act in the position; and
(b) any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act, other than when those directors only do so:
(i) in the proper performance of the functions attaching to the person’s professional capacity; or