Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment Act 1997 (Qld)

Queensland ABORIGINAL, TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE INITIATIVES) AMENDMENT ACT 1997 Act No. 32 of 1997

Queensland ABORIGINAL, TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE INITIATIVES) AMENDMENT ACT 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Replacement of s 552C (Summary hearing of indictable offence must be by magistrate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 552C Constitution of Magistrates Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Replacement of s 552H (Maximum punishment of indictable offences that are dealt with summarily) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 552H Maximum penalty for indictable offences dealt with summarily . . 6 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Queensland Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment Act 1997 Act No. 32 of 1997 An Act to provide for justices in particular places to have limited power to summarily deal with indictable offences [Assented to 18 July 1997]

s1 4 s4 Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote No. 32, 1997 Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment The Parliament of Queensland enacts— ˙ Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment Act 1997 . ˙ Commencement 2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. ˙ Act amended 3. This Act amends the Criminal Code . ˙ Replacement of s 552C (Summary hearing of indictable offence must be by magistrate) 4. Section 552C— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Constitution of Magistrates Court ‘ 552C.(1) A Magistrates Court that summarily deals with an indictable offence under this chapter must be constituted by— (a) a magistrate; or (b) justices appointed under subsection (3) for the place at which the Magistrates Court is being held. ‘ (2) Jurisdiction of the justices mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is limited to an offence— (a) that is dealt with on a plea of guilty; and (b) that the justices consider they may adequately punish by the imposition of a penalty not more than the maximum penalty they may impose under section 552H; and

s5 5 s5 Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote No. 32, 1997 Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment (c) for an offence involving property—that involves property, or property damage or destruction, of a value not more than $2 500. ‘ (3) For subsection (1)(b), the Attorney-General may by gazette notice appoint a justice for a place specified in the gazette notice. ‘ (4) A justice appointed under subsection (3) must be a justice of the peace (magistrates court) who the Attorney-General is satisfied has appropriate qualifications. ‘ (5) A gazette notice may only specify a place appointed for holding a Magistrates Court— (a) that is within a trust area under the CommunityServices(Aborigines) Act 1984 and CommunityServices(TorresStrait)Act 1984 ; or (b) that the Attorney-General considers is remote. ‘ (6) The Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991 , section 29(4)(a) 1 is subject to subsections (1) to (3).’. ˙ Replacement of s 552H (Maximum punishment of indictable offences that are dealt with summarily) 5. Section 552H— omit, insert— 1 JusticesofthePeaceandCommissionersforDeclarationsAct1991 , section 29(4)(a)— ‘ (4) A justice of the peace (magistrates court), in the exercise of any power to constitute a court for the purpose of a proceeding is limited to— (a) the hearing and determination of a charge of a simple offence or a regulatory offence pursuant to proceedings taken under the JusticesAct1886 in a case where the defendant pleads guilty;’. Justices Act 1886 , section 4— ‘ “simple offence” means any offence (indictable or not) punishable, on summary conviction before a Magistrates Court, by fine, imprisonment, or otherwise.’.

s5 6 s5 Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote No. 32, 1997 Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment ˙ ‘ Maximum penalty for indictable offences dealt with summarily ‘ 552H.(1) A person is liable on summary conviction under section 552A or 552B to a maximum penalty of— (a) if the Magistrates Court is constituted by a magistrate—100 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or (b) if the Magistrates Court is constituted by justices under section 552C(1)(b)—100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. ‘ (2) However, in no case may the person be punished more than if the offence had been dealt with on indictment.’.

7 Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Remote Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment No. 32, 1997 ¡ SCHEDULE section 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 1. Sections 552B(2) to (5), 552D (heading), 552D(1), 552F, 552G(heading), 552I(2) to (7), 552J(2) to (4), ‘magistrate’— omit, insert— ‘Magistrates Court’. 2. Section 552D(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) If the court abstains from jurisdiction, the proceeding for the charge must be conducted as a committal proceeding.’. © State of Queensland 1997