Crimes Act 1914

Crimes Act 1914
Parliament of Australia
Long title An Act relating to Offences against the Commonwealth
Citation	No. 12 of 1914 or No. 12, 1914 as amended
Territorial extent	This Act applies throughout the whole of the Commonwealth and the Territories and also applies beyond the Commonwealth and the Territories (States and territories of Australia).
Enacted by	Parliament of Australia
Commenced	12 September 1914
Keywords
Australian Federal Criminal Law, Federal Crimes, Federal Offences
Status: In force

The Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which addresses the most serious federal offences — that is, crimes against the Commonwealth. It was the first major federal criminal law since the Federation of Australia in 1901,^[1] since most criminal law of Australia was, and still is, handled by the states and territories rather than at the federal level.