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The Crimes Act 1914 is a piece of Federal legislation in Australia. Pursuant to the Australian Constitution it prevails in any conflict with State laws dealing with the subject of crime. The Commonwealth (or Federal) Government may not intrude upon the authority of the Australian States to legislate with respect to crime affecting their exclusive sphere of constitutional responsibility. For example, it may not legislate criminal penalties for the evasion of State taxes. The Commonwealth may, however, legislate upon the subject of crime affecting its areas of ''conjoint'' (such as with respect to defence) or ''exclusive '' (such as with respect to external territories) responsibility. == Need for the Act == The Australian Federal Government started out in 1902 as a very small affair. As it grew in size and influence, the need became apparent for new Federal agencies and legislation to protect the dignity and interests of the Commonwealth. For example, the need for an Australian Federal Police became apparent when Prime Minister William Hughes was violently egged and assaulted by an anti-conscription crowd at Warwick, Queensland, in 1917 and the Queensland State Police neglected to step in to protect him.〔(A Place In The World - Institutions )〕 Thus, there was no federal crimes act for the first 13 years of Federation although certain offences had been defined by earlier legislation. The Act now contains very few offences: most of these have been moved over to the Criminal Code (Commonwealth), which also outlines the principles of criminal liability under Commonwealth law. The Crimes Act is now relevant principally in procedural matters, and it is envisaged that even these provisions will be moved over to the Criminal Code, with the Act eventually repealed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crimes Act 1914」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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