Convicted Inebriates' Rehabilitation Act Amendment Act 1974 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

CONVICTED INE RIATES'

REHABILITATION.

No. 33 of 1974.

AN ACT to amend the Convicted Inebriates'

Rehabilitation Act, 1963.

[Assented to 4th November, 19741

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Convicted and citation.

Inebriates' Rehabilitation Act Amendment Act,

1974.

Approved

(2) In this Act the Convicted Inebriates' Rehabi- for reprint 7th April,

litation Act, 1963 is referred to as the principal Act. 1971.

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(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Convicted Inebriates' Rehabili- tation Act, 1963-1974.

Commence-

ment. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a date

to be proclaimed.

Section 3

amended.	3.	Section 3 of the principal Act is amended
(Interpre- tation.)

(a) by deleting the interpretation "Board" and substituting for it an interpretation as fol- lows

"Authority" means the Western Austra- lian Alcohol and Drug Authority incorporated under the Alcohol and Drug Authority Act, 1974; ;

(b)

by deleting the interpretation "Chairman";

(c)

by deleting the interpretation "Comptroller

General";

(d)

by adding before the interpretation "inebriate" an interpretation as follows

"Director" means the Director of the

Department of Corrections appointed

under the Prisons Act, 1903; ; and

(e) by deleting the interpretation "member".

Section 6

repealed	4. Section 6 of the principal Act is repealed and
and

re-enacted.	re-enacted as follows-
The

Authority	6. The Authority shall have functions
to have

functions	under this Act for the purpose of overseeing,
under this
Act.	advising on, and assisting in, the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of convicted inebriates and of making recommendations to the Director as to the exercise of powers con- ferred on him by this Act. .

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5.    Section 7 of the principal Act is repealed and 94cetlend7

and

re-enacted as follows—

re-enacted.

Inquiries

7. A member of the Authority may pursue

by members

of the

any inquiry independently of the other	Authority.
members of the Authority and shall, at all reasonable times, be afforded access to any person placed in an institution. .
Section 8

6.    Section 8 of the principal Act is amended— amended.

duties of (Powers and

(a) by substituting for all the words in lines Board.)

one and two of subsection (1) the passage "Under this Act, the functions of the Authority include";

(b) by substituting for the words "Comptroller General"—

(i)    in lines one and two of paragraph (b) of subsection (1);

(ii)    in lines one and two of paragraph (c) of subsection (1);

(iii)    in line one of subsection (3); and

(iv)    in the penultimate line of subsection (3),

the word "Director" in each case;

(c) by repealing subsection (2); and

(d) by substituting for the word "Board", in line four of subsection (3), the word "Authority".

7. Subsection (1) of section 10 of the principal	Section 10
amended.

Act is amended by substituting for the words	of orders.)n	(Rescissio
"Comptroller General", in line three, the word "Director".

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Section 11	8.	Subsection (1) of section 11 of the principal
amended.
(Extension

of periods

Act is amended by substituting for the words

fixed by

original

"Comptroller General", in line two, the word

"Director".

Section 12

amended.

(Procedure	9.	Section 12 of the principal Act is amended
under es. 9 10 and 11.)

(a)	by substituting for the words "Comptroller General", in line three of subsection (2), the word "Director";
(b)	by substituting for the word "Board", in line three of subsection (4), the word "Authority"; and
(c)	by substituting for the words "Comptroller General", in line four of subsection (4), the word "Director".