Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00167:clause:2_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00167
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 1
Character Range: 31143–32477

1  At the end of Division 370 of Part 9.5 of the Criminal Code
Add:

370.2  Definition of foreign indictable offence
  In Division 372:
foreign indictable offence means an offence against a law of a foreign country or part of a foreign country that is constituted by conduct that, if engaged in in Australia, would constitute an indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth.

370.3  Concurrent operation intended
 (1) This Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory that makes:
 (a) an act or omission that is an offence against a provision of this Part; or
 (b) a similar act or omission;
an offence against the law of the State or Territory.
 (3) Subsection (2) applies even if the law of the State or Territory does any one or more of the following:
 (a) provides for a penalty for the offence that differs from the penalty provided for in this Part;
 (b) provides for a fault element in relation to the offence that differs from the fault elements applicable to the offence under this Part;
 (c) provides for a defence in relation to the offence that differs from the defences applicable to the offence under this Part.