137AReview following Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Act 2024

137A Review following Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Act 2024

(1) The Attorney-General must cause—

(a) a review to be undertaken of the operation and effectiveness of this Act during the review period; and

(b) a report of that review to be prepared.

(2) The review must be undertaken having regard to the views of—

(a) the public; and

(b) the entities that the entity undertaking the review considers relevant to the review; and

(c) entities representing—

(i) Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders; or

(ii) other vulnerable persons.

(3) The review must examine whether, during the review period, this Act—

(a) has been effective in disrupting and preventing criminal activity; and

(b) has appropriately targeted serious and organised crime; and

(c) has had a disproportionate impact on—

(i) Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders; or

(ii) other vulnerable persons; and

(d) has had unintended consequences.

(4) The report of the review may include recommendations in relation to whether this Act should be amended to improve the operation and effectiveness of this Act (including to make this Act operate more fairly).

(5) The review must be completed and a report of the review must be given to the Attorney‑General within six months after the end of the review period.

(6) The Attorney-General must cause a copy of the report of the review to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after the Attorney-General is given the report.

(7) In this section—

review period means the period—

(a) beginning on the commencement of the Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Act 2024; and

(b) ending on the third anniversary of that commencement.