Crimes Act 1914
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 3ZZCH — Operating seized or moved electronic equipment
(1) This section applies to electronic equipment seized under this Part or moved under section 3ZZCE. (2) The electronic equipment may be operated at any location after it has been seized or moved,…
Section 3ZZGH — Report on inspection
(1) As soon as practicable after each 6-month period starting on 1 January or 1 July the Ombudsman must give a written report to the Minister on the results of each inspection under section 3ZZGB in…
Section 3ZZNH — Person subject to a Part 5.3 supervisory order is entitled to be present during search
(1) If: (a) a monitoring warrant in relation to premises is being executed; and (b) the warrant was issued on the basis that a Part 5.3 supervisory order is in force in relation to a person; and (c)…
Section 3ZZUH — Annual report
(1) The Ombudsman must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the results of any inspections under section 3ZZUB in the year. Note:…
Section 3ZZVH — Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person uses or discloses information; and (b) the information is protected information. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (2) A person commits an offence…
Section 3UI — Applications for declarations
A police officer may apply to the Minister for a declaration that a Commonwealth place be declared as a prescribed security zone.
Section 3ZI — Rules for conduct of strip search
(1) A strip search: (a) must be conducted in a private area; and (b) must be conducted by a constable who is of the same sex as the person being searched; and (c) subject to subsections (3) and (4),…
Section 3ZQI — Reasonable and necessary force
Except where the carrying out of a prescribed procedure to determine a person’s age is undertaken with the consent of that person and of an additional adult person in accordance with section 3ZQC,…
Section 3ZZBI — Offence relating to delayed notification search warrant by telephone, fax etc.
A person must not: (a) state in a document that purports to be a form of delayed notification search warrant under section 3ZZBF the name of an eligible issuing officer unless that eligible issuing…
Section 3ZZCI — Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
(1) This section applies if: (a) as a result of equipment being operated as mentioned in section 3ZZCE, 3ZZCF, 3ZZCG or 3ZZCH: (i) damage is caused to the equipment; or (ii) damage is caused to data…
Section 3J — Specific powers available to constables executing warrant
(1) In executing a warrant in relation to premises, the executing officer or a constable assisting may: (a) for a purpose incidental to the execution of the warrant; or (b) if the occupier of the…
Section 3UJ — Minister may make declarations
Declaration (1) The Minister may declare, in writing, a Commonwealth place to be a prescribed security zone if he or she considers that a declaration would assist: (a) in preventing a terrorist act…
Section 3ZJ — Taking fingerprints, recordings, samples of handwriting or photographs
(1) In this section and in sections 3ZK and 3ZL: identification material, in relation to a person, means prints of the person’s hands, fingers, feet or toes, recordings of the person’s voice, samples…
Section 3ZQJ — Disclosure of age determination information
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person’s conduct causes the disclosure of age determination information other than as provided by this section; and (b) the person is reckless as to any…
Section 3ZZBJ — Issue of warrants under other provisions as well as or instead of delayed notification search warrants
When this section applies (1) This section applies if an eligible officer of an eligible agency, under an authorisation under section 3ZZBB from the chief officer of the agency, makes an application…
Section 3ZZUJ — Simplified outline of this Part
• An account takeover warrant may be issued by a magistrate. • An account takeover warrant authorises the Australian Federal Police or the ACC to take control of one or more online accounts. • The…
Section 3ZZVJ — Dealing with records obtained under, or relating to, account takeover warrants etc.
The chief officer of the Australian Federal Police or the ACC: (a) must ensure that every record or report comprising protected information is kept in a secure place that is not accessible to people…
Section 3K — Use of equipment to examine or process things
Equipment may be brought to warrant premises (1) The executing officer of a warrant in relation to premises, or constable assisting, may bring to the warrant premises any equipment reasonably…
Section 3UK — Sunset provision
(1) A police officer must not exercise powers or perform duties under this Division (other than under section 3UEB or 3UF) after 7 December 2026. (2) A declaration under section 3UJ that is in force…
Section 3ZK — Destruction of identification material
(1) If: (a) identification material has been taken from a person under section 3ZJ; and (b) a period of 12 months has elapsed since the identification material was taken; and (c) proceedings in…
Section 3ZQK — Destruction of age determination information
(1) If, in relation to a Commonwealth offence: (a) age determination information relating to a person has been obtained by carrying out a prescribed procedure; and (b) 12 months have passed since the…
Section 3ZZUK — Definitions
In this Part: account has the same meaning as in the Online Safety Act 2021. account-based data has the same meaning as in Part IAA. account credentials means information that a user of an online…
Section 3ZZVK — Protection of account takeover technologies and methods
(1) In a proceeding, a person may object to the disclosure of information on the ground that the information, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to reveal details of account takeover…
Section 3L — Use of electronic equipment at premises
(1) The executing officer of a warrant in relation to premises, or a constable assisting, may operate electronic equipment at the warrant premises to access data (including data not held at the…
Section 3UL — Definitions—Division 3B
In this Division: government photographic identity document means an identity document providing photographic identification of a person that is issued by: (a) the government of the Commonwealth or a…
Section 3ZL — Offence of refusing to allow identification material to be taken
(1) If a person is convicted of an offence, the judge or magistrate presiding at the proceedings at which the person was convicted may order: (a) the person to attend a police station; or (b) that a…
Section 3ZQL — Definition
In this Division: authorised AFP officer means: (a) the Commissioner; or (b) a Deputy Commissioner; or (c) a senior executive AFP employee who: (i) is a member of the Australian Federal Police; and…
Section 3ZZUL — When a person takes control of an online account
(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person takes control of an online account if the person takes one or more steps that result in the person having exclusive access to the account. (2) The…
Section 3ZZVL — Chief officers’ annual reports to the Minister, and the Ombudsman or the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
(1AA) As soon as practicable after 30 June in each year: (a) the chief officer of the Australian Federal Police must submit a report to the Minister and the Ombudsman in accordance with this section;…
Section 3M — Compensation for damage to equipment
(1) This section applies if: (a) as a result of equipment being operated as mentioned in subsection 3FA(7) or section 3K, 3L or 3LAA: (i) damage is caused to the equipment; or (ii) damage is caused…
Section 3UM — Meaning of major airport
(1) For the purposes of this Division, each of the following airports is a major airport: (a) Adelaide Airport; (b) Alice Springs Airport; (c) Brisbane Airport; (d) Canberra Airport; (e) Darwin…
Section 3ZM — Identification parades
(1) This section applies to identification parades held in relation to offences. (2) Subject to subsection (3) and to section 3ZN, an identification parade: (a) may be held if the suspect agrees; or…
Section 3ZQM — Power to request information or documents about terrorist acts from operators of aircraft or ships
(1) This section applies if an authorised AFP officer believes on reasonable grounds that an operator of an aircraft or ship has information or documents (including in electronic form) that are…
Section 3ZZUM — Appropriate authorising officer
Australian Federal Police (1) For the purposes of this Part, an appropriate authorising officer of the Australian Federal Police is: (a) the chief officer of the Australian Federal Police; or (b) a…
Section 3ZZVM — Chief officers’ annual reports to the Minister
(1) As soon as practicable, and in any event within 3 months, after the end of each financial year, the chief officer of the Australian Federal Police or the ACC must submit a report to the Minister…
Section 3N — Copies of seized things to be provided
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a constable seizes, under a warrant relating to premises: (a) a document, film, computer file or other thing that can be readily copied; or (b) a storage device the…
Section 3UN — Meaning of public order and safe operation
(1) In this Division, the public order and safe operation of a major airport means: (a) the public order of the airport, or flights to and from the airport; or (b) the safety of persons at the…
Section 3ZN — Identification parades for suspects under 18 etc.
(1) An identification parade must not be held for a suspect who is under 10. (2) An identification parade must not be held for a suspect who is incapable of managing his or her affairs unless a…
Section 3ZQN — Power to obtain documents relating to serious terrorism offences
(1) This section applies if an authorised AFP officer considers on reasonable grounds that a person has documents (including in electronic form) that are relevant to, and will assist, the…
Section 3ZZUN — Application for account takeover warrant
(1) A law enforcement officer may apply to a magistrate for the issue of an account takeover warrant if the law enforcement officer suspects on reasonable grounds that: (a) one or more relevant…
Section 3ZZVN — Keeping documents connected with account takeover warrants
The chief officer of the Australian Federal Police or the ACC must cause the following to be kept: (a) a copy of each application for an account takeover warrant that was made by a law enforcement…
Section 3UO — Determination of airports
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an airport for the purposes of the definition of major airport in section 3UM. (2) A determination of an airport under subsection (1) must…
Section 3ZO — Identification by means of photographs
(1) If a suspect is in custody in respect of an offence or is otherwise available to take part in an identification parade, a constable investigating the offence must not show photographs, or…
Section 3ZQO — Power to obtain documents relating to serious offences
(1) An authorised AFP officer may apply to a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) for a notice under this section in respect of a person if the AFP officer…
Section 3P — Occupier entitled to be present during search
(1) If a warrant in relation to premises is being executed and the occupier of the premises or another person who apparently represents the occupier is present at the premises, the person is, subject…
Section 3UP — Identity information at airports
Direction to give identity information (1) A constable or a protective service officer may direct a person to give the constable or officer evidence of the person’s identity if: (a) the direction is…
Section 3ZP — Identification procedures where there is more than one suspect
If: (a) a constable is attempting to ascertain: (i) which of 2 or more suspects committed an offence; or (ii) the identities of 2 or more suspects who may have been jointly involved in an offence;…
Section 3ZQP — Matters to which documents must relate
A document to be produced under a notice under section 3ZQN or 3ZQO must relate to one or more of the following matters: (a) determining whether an account is held by a specified person with a…
Section 3ZZUP — Determining the application
(1) A magistrate may issue an account takeover warrant if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for the suspicion founding the application for the warrant. (2) In determining whether an account…
Section 3ZZVP — Register of applications for account takeover warrants and emergency authorisations
(1) The chief officer of the Australian Federal Police or the ACC must cause to be kept a register of: (a) applications for account takeover warrants made by law enforcement officers of the…