Criminal Code Act 1995

Though the federal Constitution assigns primary responsibility for criminal law to the states, Commonwealth laws are generally most relevant to international asset recovery cases involving corruption. The Criminal Code Act 1995 codifies the general principles of criminal responsibility under Commonwealth law and contains most of the major Commonwealth offences, including offences mentioned in the UNCAC. Other relevant offences are contained in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, the Suppresion of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002, the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.  This will be relevant when considering the dual criminality requirement.