Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026
Amends the: Crimes Act 1914 to list Sydney West Airport as a major airport for the purpose of enabling the Australian Federal Police to exercise move-on and identity-check powers at the airport; Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Measures to Combat Serious and Organised Crimes Act 2001 to ensure law enforcement authorities are able to utilise or retain appropriate information gathering powers and warrant powers; Criminal Code Act 1995 to: introduce evidentiary certificates in serious drug offences proceedings; and amend the evidentiary framework for determining drug quantity thresholds by removing the existing purity-based method and replacing it with a mixture-weight approach; Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to: enable decision making where the Director of Public Prosecutions has a conflict of interest; and bring a position title in the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions into alignment with state and territory offices of public prosecutions; Extradition Act 1988 to: clarify aspects of the extradition process; and provide for new powers of entry and use of reasonable force for police officers in relation to the execution of arrest warrants; and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to update references to reflect changes in relation to Integrity Oversight Victoria.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7449
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