Clean Slate motion

that all motions under the relevance rule and points of order moved before 28 May 2005 be not put.

Passed by unanimous consent 21 May 2005

Alan Grieve
Speaker

Appointments

The National Assembly has confirmed the following appointments by unanimous consent:

Defence Minister — Peter Hickey
University Commissioners — Larry Bernard, Peter Hickey, David Rees-Thomas

Alan Grieve
Speaker

Crimes against the Economy of the Commonwealth Bill 2005

that the following chapter be added to the Criminal Code:

CHAPTER 955 CRIMES AGAINST THE ECONOMY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

955.1 THEFT You commit this Class B offence if you unlawfully take what belongs to another with intent to acquire it, and the taking involves loss.

954.11 The theft is a Class C offence, if the court, taking account of the value of what is stolen and other circumstances of the crime, holds it petty.

954.12 The theft is a Class A offence if the court, taking into account whether the unlawful appropriation took place after intrusion into a dwelling, whether ! it concerned the appropriation of property borne by a person, whether the accused was equipped with a weapon, explosive or similar aid, or whether the act was otherwise of an especially dangerous or ruthless nature, concerned property of considerable value or entailed a keenly felt loss, holds it gross.

954.21 FRAUD You commit this Class B Offence if you by deception induce someone to commit or omit to commit some act which involves gain for the accused and loss for the deceived or someone represented by the latter. You also commit this Class B offence if you, by delivering incorrect or incomplete information, or by making alterations to a programme or recording or by other means, unlawfully affects the result of aut omatic data processing or any other similar automatic process so that gain accrues to the offender and loss is entailed by any other person.

954.21 The fraud is a Class C offence if the court, taking account of the extent of the loss and other circumstances of the fraud, holds it petty.

954.22 The fraud is a Class A offence if the court, taking account of whether the offender abused public trust or employed a false document or misleading bookkeeping, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a particularly dangerous nature, involved a substantial value or resulted in a keenly felt loss.

954.3 EXTORTION You commit this Class B o! ffence if you by unlawful coercion induce someone to do or not do something which involves gain for the offender and loss for the coerced person or someone represented by the latter.

954.31 The extortion is a Class C offence if the court, taking account of the extent of the loss and other circumstances of the fraud, holds it petty.

954.32 The extortion is a Class A offence if the court, taking account of whether the offender abused public trust or employed a false document or misleading bookkeeping, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a particularly dangerous nature, involved a substantial value or resulted in a keenly felt loss, holds it ! gross.

955.4 FORGERY You commit this Class C offence if you make or utter a false document representing any amount of the currency of the Commonwealth.

955.5 CORRUPT CONDUCT You commit this Class A offence if, as an officer of the Commonwealth or of the Reserve Bank of Cyberia, assist any person to commit a theft or fraud upon the Commonwealth. You can be convicted of this offence despite the failure to prosecute or convict any other person.

passed this day by unanimous consent and transmitted for signature

Alan Grieve
Speaker

Crimes against Justice Bill 2005

that the following Chapter be added to the Criminal Coode:

CHAPTER 954 CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

954.1 JUDICIAL CORRUPTION You commit this Class A offence if, as a judge, you solicit or accept a bribe or other improper reward, on account of anything already done or omitted or offered to be done or omitted in your judicial capacity.

954.2 PERJURY You commit this Class B offence if, in any judicial proceeding or for the purposes of instituting a judicial proceeding, you knowingly give evidence which is false in a material particular.

954.3 CORRUPTION OR INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES You commit this Class B offence if you:

954.31 threaten, intimidate, restrain, or impede a person called or to be called as a witness in a judicial proceeding; or

954.32 give or offer a benefit of any kind to such a person as an inducement to perjury.

954.4 JUDICIAL BRIBERY You commit this Class B offence if you give, promise or offer a bribe or other improper reward to a judge in order to procure an act of judicial corruption.

954.5 CRIMINAL FACILITATION You commit a Class C Offence if you hide someone who has committed a crime, help their escape, destroy evidence concerning the crime, or in other like ways impede its discovery or prosecution.

954.6 ATTEMPTING TO PERVERT JUSTICE You commit this Class C offence if you attempt, in any way not specially defined in this Act, to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice in relation to any judicial proceeding.

954.7 CONTEMPT OF COURT The courts have inherent power to protect the integrity of their proceedings by punishing contempts, including the power to punish contempts in the face of the court summarily. Only the formulated rules of law apply to contempt of court.

Passed this day by unanimous consent and submitted for presidential signature

Alan Grieve
Speaker

Signed into law by the president 1 July 2005.

Accessible Law Act 2005

that CFC 311.9.1 be amended to read as follows:

311.9.1 Posting Of Bills
The speaker must post every bill or resolution of the house in an assembly blog published for the purpose, with the full text and a record of the voting, within 48 hours of being voted by the house. The same rules with respect to contributions apply to the assembly blog as to the CBC blog.

Old provisions
311.9.1 Posting Of Bills
The speaker must post every bill or resolution of the house to the Commonwealth forum, with the full text and a record of the voting, within 48 hours of being voted by the house.

Unanimous consent agreed to this date.

Alan Grieve
Speaker