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Using the Internet to access or transmit child pornography also would attract a maximum 10-year jail term under laws introduced to federal Parliament.

Possession, production or supply of child pornography for the purpose of sending it over the Internet would attract a similar penalty.

Justice Minister Chris Ellison said the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill would help law enforcement agencies tackle the odious sex crimes.

"The new offences will strike at the heart of the repulsive trade in material depicting the sexual abuse of children and will also enable consistent prosecution of offenders Australia-wide under federal law," Senator Ellison said.









At present such offences are only covered by state laws.

The Bill also would make it an offence to improperly use emergency service 000 numbers, attracting a three-year jail term.

It is estimated only 10 per cent of calls to 000 relate to actual emergencies.

Tampering with or modifying the unique identification numbers of mobile phones, known as rebirthing, would be a criminal offence, as would the use of e-mails to trick people into divulging banking details.

Senator Ellison said the Bill would also mirror state and territory laws, making it an offence to contaminate goods with the intention of causing public alarm or economic loss.

The laws are expected to be debated in August