Prosecutors No Longer Need to Prove Benefit for Some Crimes
Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Prosecutors no longer need to prove a person obtained a benefit for certain Criminal Code offences.
The Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation must publish the organisation's mandate.
The penalty for breaching section 7(1) of the Port Statistics Act 1977 is removed.
The definition of inherently harmful information in the Criminal Code is narrowed.
Section 234 of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981 is repealed.
Prosecutors no longer need to prove that a person gained a benefit when charging them with certain crimes under the Criminal Code.
The penalty for breaking section 7(1) of the Port Statistics Act 1977 is removed.
The definition of 'inherently harmful information' in the Criminal Code is narrowed by removing one of its categories.
The Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation must make the organisation's Mandate document public.
Section 234 of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981 is removed.