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AUS-1999-L-67458
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Title_of_text
Criminal Code Amendment (Slavery and Sexual Servitude) Act 1999 (Act No. 104)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of forced labour
Adopted on (Date of text)
1999-08-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Criminal Code of 1995. Creates a penalty of 25 years if a person, whether within or outside Australia:
(i) enters into any commercial transaction involving a slave; or
(ii) exercises control or direction over, or provides finance for, any commercial transaction involving a slave; or
(iii) exercises control or direction over, or provides finance for, any act of slave trading; and (b) is reckless as to whether the transaction or act involves a slave, slavery or slave trading.
Repeals the following Acts:
Pacific Islanders Protection Act 1873 (35 & 36 Victoria, ch 19)
Pacific Islanders Protection Act 1875 (38 & 39 Victoria, ch 51)
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (3 & 4 William IV, ch 73)
Slave Trade Act 1824 (5 George IV, ch 113)
Slave Trade Act 1843 (6 & 7 Victoria, ch 98)
Slave Trade Act 1873 (36 & 37 Victoria, ch 88)
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1995 (AUS-1995-L-68678)
Criminal Code Act 1995 (No. 12, 1955).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Commonwealth of Australia Law (ComLaw)
Publisher
Attorney General's Department
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/0FAA0D6C550AA4F8CA2574350017B3BF/$file/10499.pdf
File
AUS67458.pdf (PDF)