Crimes (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 85 Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 1983
No. 27 of 1983
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.
Dated 15 September 1983.
N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command,
GARETH EVANS
Attorney-General
An Ordinance to amend the Crimes Act, 1900 of the State of
New South Wales in its application to the Territory
Short title
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance
1983.'
| " 1. This Act may be cited as the Crimes Act, 1900.". |
The Crimes Act
2. In this Ordinance, "the Crimes Act" means the Crimes Act, 1900 of the State of New South Wales in its application to the Territory.
Headings—repeal
3. The Crimes Act is amended by omitting all headings other than Part
headings.
4. Section 1 of the Crimes Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
Short title
86 Crimes (Amendment) No. 27,1983 Interpretation 5. Section 4 of the Crimes Act is amended—
(a)
by omitting the definition of "Dwelling-house" and substituting the following definition:
" 'Dwelling-house' includes—
(a)
any building or other structure intended for occupation as a dwelling and capable of being so occupied, whether or not it is or has ever been so occupied;
(b)
any building or other structure containing separate flats or units that are intended for occupation as dwellings and capable of being so occupied, whether or not the flats or units are or have ever been so occupied;
(c) a boat or vehicle in or on which any person resides; and (d)
any building or structure within the same curtilage as a dwelling-house, and occupied therewith, or whose use is ancillary to the occupation of the dwelling-house."; and
(b) by omitting the definition of "Justice". 6. Section 9 of the Crimes Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
Abolition of distinctions between felony and misdemeanour
"9. All distinctions between felony and misdemeanour are hereby abolished.".
Murder defined
7. Section 18 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting from sub-section
(1) "death or penal servitude for life" and substituting "imprisonment for life".
Murder—punishment
8. Section 19 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting "suffer death" and substituting "imprisonment for life".
Manslaughter—punishment
9. Section 24 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting all words from and including "penal servitude" to and including "three years" (second occurring) and substituting "imprisonment for life".
10. After section 33 of the Crimes Act the following sections are inserted:
Discharging loaded arms with intent
"33A. Any person who maliciously discharges, or in any manner attempts to discharge, any kind of loaded arms with intent to do grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist, or prevent, the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or any other person shall be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
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Use of weapon to resist arrest, &c.
"33B. Any person who—
| (a) | uses, or threatens to use, an offensive weapon or instrument; or |
| (b) | threatens to injure any person or property, |
with intent to prevent or hinder the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or any other person or to prevent or hinder a member of the police force from investigating any act or matter which reasonably calls for investigation by the member shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years.".
11. After section 91D of the Crimes Act the following section is inserted in
Part IV:
Property previously stolen
"93. Where, upon the trial of a person for any offence which includes the stealing of any property, it appears that the property was, at the time when it was taken by the person, out of the possession of the owner by reason of its having been stolen by another person, the first-mentioned person may be convicted of the offence charged notwithstanding that it is not proved that the taking by that person of the property constituted an interference with the right to possession of, or a trespass against, the owner.".
Breaking and entering place of Divine worship and committing offence
12. Section 106 of the Crimes Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(2) A person who, being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or being in company with another person who is so armed, commits an offence against sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for 20 years.".
The like with intent to commit an offence
13. Section 107 of the Crimes Act is amended—
(a) by omitting "felony" and substituting "an offence"; and (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section: "(2) A person who, being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or being in company with another person who is so armed, commits an offence against sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.".
Burglary
14. Section 108 of the Crimes Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(2) A person who, being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or being in company with another person who is so armed, commits an offence against sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for 20 years.".
88 Crimes (Amendment) No. 27,1983 Entering with intent, or stealing, &c, in dwelling-house and breaking out 15. Section 109 of the Crimes Act is amended—
(a) by omitting "commit felony" and "any felony" and substituting "commit an offence" and "any offence", respectively; and (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section: "(2) A person who, being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or being in company with another person who is so armed, commits an offence against sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for 20 years.".
Entering dwelling-house in the night
16. Section 111 of the Crimes Act is amended—
(a) by omitting "felony" and substituting "an offence"; and (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section: "(2) A person who, being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or being in company with another person who is so armed, commits an offence against sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.".
Injuries to works of art in museums, &c.
17. Section 244 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting all words after "shall be liable to" and substituting "imprisonment for 5 years".
Perjury with intent to procure conviction, &c.
18. Section 328 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting "with death, or by penal servitude," and substituting "by imprisonment".
Person in act of committing or having committed an offence
19. Section 352 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(1) Any person may, without warrant, apprehend— (a)
any person in the act of committing, or immediately after having committed, an offence punishable, whether by indictment or on summary conviction, under any law in force in the Territory; or
(b)
any person who has committed an offence punishable by imprisonment for 5 years or more, being an offence for which he has not been tried,
and take him, and any property found upon him, before a Magistrate to be dealt
with according to law.".
Judgment after sentence deferred
20. Section 441 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting ", whether punishable with death or otherwise,".
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21. After section 441 of the Crimes Act the following section is inserted:
Time from which sentence to take effect
"441A. Where a Court passes a sentence, the sentence shall take effect from the date on which it is passed unless the Court otherwise orders.".
Proof of previous conviction
22. Section 444 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) "previously passed on him, whether of penal servitude, or imprisonment," and substituting "of imprisonment previously passed on him".
23. After section 447 of the Crimes Act the following section is inserted in
Part XII:
Outstanding charges may be taken into account in passing sentence
"448. (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence, not being an offence punishable by imprisonment for life, and the Court is satisfied that—
(a) there has been filed in court a document in, or to the effect of, the form set out in the Sixth Schedule, signed by the Deputy Crown Solicitor, Australian Capital Territory, or by a person authorized in writing by him, and by the person so convicted, containing on the back of the form a list of other offences, not being offences punishable with imprisonment for life, with which the person has been charged (whether or not the person has been committed for trial in respect of those other offences); (b) a copy of that document has been furnished to the person so convicted; and (c) in all the circumstances of the case it is proper to do so,
the Court may, with the consent of the prosecutor and before passing sentence on the person for the offence of which he is convicted, ask the person whether
| he admits his guilt in respect of all or any of the offences specified in the list and | wishes those offences to be taken into account in passing sentence upon him. |
| "(2) Where a person referred to in sub-section (1) asks the Court to take into account any offence in passing sentence for the offence of which he has been convicted, the Court may take that first-mentioned offence into account in passing sentence. | |
| "(3) The Court shall not take into account under this section any indictable offence that it would not have jurisdiction to try even if the defendant consented to the Court hearing and determining proceedings for the offence or the prosecutor requested the Court to hear and determine those proceedings. | |
| "(4) Where the Court decides to take an offence into account under sub-section (2), the sentence passed by the Court upon the person shall not |
90 Crimes (Amendment) No. 27, 1983 exceed the maximum sentence that may be passed in respect of the offence of
which the person is convicted."(5) The Court shall certify upon the document referred to in sub-section (1) the offences (if any) that have been taken into account in passing sentence on the person to whom the document relates for an offence of which that person is convicted, and proceedings or further proceedings shall not be taken against that person in respect of any offence so certified unless his conviction is quashed or set aside.
"(6) An admission of guilt made by a person under this section in respect of an offence shall not be admissible in evidence in any proceedings or further
proceedings taken against that person in respect of that offence."(7) Where, under this section, an offence is taken into account in passing sentence on a person in respect of another offence of which he is convicted, the person shall not, by reason of the first-mentioned offence being so taken into account, be regarded, for any purpose as having been convicted of that first-mentioned offence.
"(8) Where, under this section, an offence is taken into account in passing sentence on a person in relation to another offence of which he is convicted—
(a)
reference may be made to the fact that the first-mentioned offence was so taken into account in, or in relation to, any criminal proceedings where reference may lawfully be made to the fact that the person was convicted of the second-mentioned offence; and
(b)
evidence may be given of the fact that the first-mentioned offence was so taken into account in, or in relation to, any criminal proceedings where evidence may lawfully be given of the fact that the person was convicted of the second-mentioned offence.
"(9) For the purposes of sub-section (8), the fact that an offence was taken into account in passing sentence on a person in respect of another offence of which he is convicted may be proved in the same manner as the conviction of the person may be proved.
"(10) For the purposes of this section, a reference to passing sentence shall be read as including a reference to—
(a) deferring the passing of a sentence; (b) making an order under sub-section 556A (1); (c)
making an order under sub-section 19B (1) of the Crimes Act 1914; and
(d)
making a decision or an order to remand in custody or to remand and release, upon conditions or otherwise.".
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Offences that may be dealt with summarily with consent of accused
24. Section 477 of the Crimes Act is amended by inserting in paragraph
(1) (a) ", other than a common law offence" after "an offence".
25. After section 477 of the Crimes Act the following section is inserted:
Common law offences may be dealt with summarily by consent
"477A. Where—
(a)
a person is charged before the Court of Petty Sessions with a common law offence;
(b)
in the opinion of the Court the charge is not one that the Court has jurisdiction, apart from this section, to hear and determine in a summary manner;
(c)
the evidence for the prosecution is, in the opinion of the Court, sufficient to put the accused on his trial;
(d)
the Court is of the opinion that the case may properly be disposed of summarily;
(e)
the prosecution and the accused both consent to its being so disposed of; and
(f)
in the case of an offence relating to money or property other than a vehicle, the amount of the money involved, or the value of the property involved, as the case may be, does not, in the opinion of the Court, exceed $2,000,
the Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the charge in a summary
manner, and to pass sentence upon the person so charged.
"(2) In this section, 'vehicle' has the same meaning as in section 154A.".
Certificate of dismissal
26. Section 480 of the Crimes Act is amended by omitting "or 477" and
substituting ", 477 or 477A".
Summary conviction or dismissal a bar to indictment
27. Section 481 of the Crimes Act is amended—
(a)
by omitting from sub-section (1) "or 477" and substituting ", 477 or 477A"; and
(b)
by omitting from sub-section (2) "or 477" and substituting ", 477 or 477A".
Seventh Schedule
28. The Seventh Schedule to the Crimes Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:
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"SIXTH SCHEDULE Section 448 Form of List of Other Offences Charged
Deputy Crown Solictor's Office,
Canberra, A.C.T.
charged with
Memorandum for accused's information
(1) The list on the back hereof gives particulars of other alleged offences with which you are charged.
(2) If you are convicted of the charge of first mentioned above, you may before sentence is passed, if the presiding Judge or Magistrate so decides and the prosecutor consents, admit all or any of the other offences set out on the back hereof and ask that any of those offences that you have admitted be taken into account by the presiding Judge or Magistrate in passing sentence upon you. (3) If you are convicted and the presiding Judge or Magistrate does take any of the other offences that you have admitted into account, the maximum sentence that may be imposed upon you will nevertheless be the maximum sentence for the offence of first mentioned above. (4) No further proceedings may be taken against you in respect of the other offences taken into account unless your conviction for the offence of first mentioned above is set aside or quashed. (5) If proceedings are taken in the circumstances mentioned in (4) or if the presiding Judge or Magistrate does not for any reason take any one or more of the other offences that you have admitted into account, your admission cannot be used as evidence against you in any proceedings taken in the circumstances mentioned or taken in respect of the offences not taken into account. Signature of the Deputy Crown Solicitor, Australian Capital Territory, or of a person authorized in writing by him
Date
Signature of accused acknowledging receipt of copy of this document
Date
CERTIFICATE
In sentencing for the offence of this day, I have taken into account the following offences alleged against and admitted by him, that is to say, the offences
numbered in the list on the back hereof.
Dated this day of 19
A Judge of the Supreme Court
or A Magistrate of the Court of Petty Sessions
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[BACK OF FORM]
Whether or
Place where not committed
offence was Date of Offence (s) for trial?
Number committed offence (Brief description) Yes or No
Penal servitude—omission of references
29. Each provision of the Crimes Act specified in Schedule 1 is amended by omitting "penal servitude" (wherever occurring) and substituting "imprisonment".
Further amendments
30. A provision of the Crimes Act specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 is amended as set out in Column 2 of that Schedule.
Repeals
31. (1) Part VI of the Crimes Act is repealed.
(2) Each provision of the Crimes Act specified in Schedule 3 is repealed.
(3) The Habitual Criminals Act, 1905 of the State of New South Wales shall cease to be in force in the Territory.
Transitional
32. Where, before the date of commencement of this Ordinance, a person was charged with an offence against the Crimes Act and the person had not been dealt with before that date, the person shall be dealt with as if the charge were a charge in respect of that offence made under the Crimes Act as amended
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94 Crimes (Amendment) No. 27, 1983
SCHEDULE 1 Section 29 PROVISIONS REFERRING TO PENAL SERVITUDE
Section 21, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,35, 37, 38, 39,41,42,43,44,46,47,48, 50, 51, 55, 57, 59,65,66,68, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 76, 78A, 78c, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 91, 9lA, 9lB, 9lD, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 126, 135, 138, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 179, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189A, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 230, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 245, 247, 248, 255, 256, 257, 258, 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 298, 327, 328, 330, 344, 349,443.
SCHEDULE 2 Section 30 FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF CRIMES ACT
Column 1 Column 2 Provision Amendment 2 Omit sub-section (3).
7 Omit "or any other Act the felonious", substitute "Act or any other law in force in the
Territory the".
25 Omit "New South Wales" (wherever occurring), substitute "the Territory".
55 Omit "being felony" (wherever occurring).
58 Omit "felony", substitute "an offence".
106 Omit "felony" (wherever occurring), substitute "offence".
112 Omit "felony" (wherever occurring), substitute "offence".
113 Omit "felony", substitute "an offence".
114 Omit "felony" (wherever occurring), substitute "offence".
115 Omit "felony or misdemeanour", substitute "offence".
117 (a) Omit "simple" (wherever occurring).
(b) Omit "felony", substitute "offence".
121 (a) Omit "feloniously" (wherever occurring),
(b) Omit "felonious".
122 Omit "feloniously" (wherever occurring).
123
(a)
Omit "a misdemeanour", substitute "an offence punishable by imprisonment for less than 5 years",
(b) Omit "such misdemeanour", substitute "that offence".
125 Omit ", and may be convicted thereof upon an indictment for simple larceny.".
134 Omit "simple".
139 Omit "simple".
140 (a) Omit "twenty shillings", substitute "$2".
(b) Omit "five pounds", substitute "$10". (c) Omit "simple".
144 Omit "simple".
146 Omit "a misdemeanour", substitute "an offence".
147 Omit "simple".
148 Omit "five pounds", substitute "$ 10".
150 Omit "ten shillings", substitute "$1".
153 Omit "twenty shillings", substitute "$2".
154 Omit "simple".
1 54A Omit ", and may be convicted thereof upon an indictment for simple larceny.". 163 Omit "simple".
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| (c) Omit "felony", substitute "an offence". (d) Omit "feloniously" (last occurring). | |||||||||
| 201 | Omit "the offence would amount to felony", substitute "the offence would be punishable by |
imprisonment for 5 years or more".
216 Omit "twenty shillings", substitute "$2".
217 Omit "five pounds", substitute "$10".
218 Omit "one shilling", substitute "10 cents".
245 Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40".
246 Omit "one hundred pounds", substitute "$200".
247 Omit "five pounds", substitute "$10".
251 Omit "New South Wales", substitute "the Territory".
265 Omit "New South Wales", substitute "the Territory".
266 Omit "New South Wales", substitute "the Territory".
267 Omit "New South Wales", substitute "the Territory".
269 Omit "New South Wales", substitute "the Territory".
277 Omit "or by the Master in Equity,".
280 Omit "in New South Wales".
281 Omit "in New South Wales".
285 Omit "at Sydney, or formerly filed or recorded in the Supreme Court of New South Wales for
the district of Port Phillip,".
286 Omit "or Justice".
290 Omit "the Act", substitute "the law".
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292 Insert "or by any law in force in the Territory," after "Imperial Act,".
293 Omit "Act passed or to be passed for or", substitute "law in force in the Territory".
333 Omit "a misdemeanour", substitute "an offence".
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Column 1 Column 2 Provision Amendment
(d)
Omit from sub-section (3) "a misdemeanour, or an offence punishable as a misdemean- our,", substitute "an offence".
(e) Omit from sub-section (3) "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". 353 Omit "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". 355 Omit "felony", substitute "an offence". 360 Omit "nor for the omission or improper insertion of the word 'feloniously'," 363 Omit "of felony and misdemeanour alike,". 370 Omit "not capital". 371
(a)
Omit "every case of felony, at Common Law or by Statute,", substitute "the case of any offence,".
(b) Omit "felonies", substitute "offences".
(c) Omit "felon", substitute "offender".378
(a) Omit "felony", substitute "offence". (b) Omit "in manner heretofore accustomed".
380 Omit "not being capital,". 384 Omit "feloniously" (wherever occurring). 385
(a) Omit "felony at Common Law or by Statute", substitute "an offence". (b) Omit "felonies", substitute "offences".
(c) Omit "felon" substitute "offender".400 Omit ", whether of felony or misdemeanour,". 411 Omit "of felony or misdemeanour,". 420 Omit "feloniously" (wherever occurring). 425
(a) Omit "a misdemeanour", substitute "an offence". (b) Omit "to felony", substitute "to another offence". (c) Omit "such misdemeanour", substitute "the first-mentioned offence". (d) Omit "for felony" (first occurring), substitute "for the second-mentioned offence". (e) Omit "for felony" (second occurring), substitute "for the second-mentioned offence". 426 Omit "felony", substitute "an offence". 427 Omit "felony, or misdemeanour,", substitute "offence". 437
(a) Omit "any felony", substitute "any offence". (b) Omit "five hundred pounds", substitute "$ 1,000". (c) Omit "such felony", substitute "that offence". 443
(a) Omit "a felony", substitute "punishable by imprisonment for five years or more". (b) Omit "a misdemeanour", substitute "punishable by imprisonment for less than 5 years". 457
Omit from sub-section (1) "Prothonotary", substitute "Registrar". 465 Omit "felony", substitute "offence". 466 Omit "felony", substitute "offence". 474
(a)
Omit from sub-section (1) "any case of misdemeanour", substitute "the case of any of- fence",
(b) Omit sub-section (2). 475
(a) Omit from sub-section (1) "Governor", substitute "Governor-General". (b) Omit from sub-section (1) "Justice" (wherever occurring), substitute "Magistrate". (c) Omit from sub-section (2) "Justice" (wherever occurring), substitute "Magistrate". (d) Omit from sub-section (3) "Justice" (wherever occurring), substitute "Magistrate". (e) Omit from sub-section (4) "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". (f)
Omit from sub-section (4) "Governor" (wherever occurring), substitute "Governor- General".
476 Omit from paragraph (2) (a) "simple". 493
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "ten pounds", substitute "$20". 494
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 495
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 496
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate".
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| 509 | Omit "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". | ||||||
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| 524 | Omit "some Justice", substitute "a Magistrate". | ||||||
| 525 | Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". | ||||||
| 526A | Omit from sub-section (1) "One hundred pounds", substitute "$200". |
98 Crimes (Amendment) No. 27,1983 SCHEDULE 2—continued
Column 1 Column 2 Provision Amendment 527
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 528
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "fifty pounds", substitute "$100". 529 Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". 531 Omit "Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". 532
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "five pounds", substitute "$10". 533
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 534
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 535
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "one pound", substitute "$2". 536
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "ten pounds", substitute "$20". 537
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "five pounds", substitute "$ 10". 538
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 539
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 540 Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". 541
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "five pounds", substitute "$ 10". 542
(a) Omit "two Justices", substitute "a Magistrate", (b) Omit "twenty pounds", substitute "$40". 543 Omit "Justices think", substitute "Magistrate thinks". 547
(a)
Omit from sub-section (1) "any Justice" (wherever occurring), substitute "a Magistrate".
(b) Omit from sub-section (1) "the Justice", substitute "the Magistrate". (c) Omit from sub-section (2) "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". (d) Omit from sub-section (3) "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". 548
(a) Omit "Justices", substitute "a Magistrate".
(b) Omit "Act in force for the time being", substitute "law in force in the Territory".
(c) Omit "such Act", substitute "such law". 550 Omit "Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". 551 Omit "Justices", substitute "a Magistrate". 552
(a) Omit "before Justices", substitute "before a Magistrate". (b) Omit "Justices may, if they think", substitute "Magistrate may, if the Magistrate thinks". (c) Omit "they think just", substitute "the Magistrate thinks just". (d) Omit "fixed by them", substitute "fixed by the Magistrate". 553 Omit "Justice or Justices", substitute "Magistrate". 554 (a) Omit sub-section (1).
(b) Omit from sub-section (3) "One hundred and fifty pounds", substitute "$300". 555
(a) Omit "convicting Justices", substitute "convicting Magistrate". (b) Omit "by Justices" (wherever occurring), substitute "by a Magistrate". 556 Omit "Justices", substitute "Magistrate". 565 Omit "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". 566 Omit "Justice", substitute "Magistrate". 567 Omit "Justices", substitute "Magistrates". 575 Omit "Act for the time being in force,", substitute "law in force in the Territory".
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S C H E D U L E 3 Section 31 PROVISIONS REPEALED
Section 10, 17, 60, 123, 141, 142, 143, 253, 254, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 279, 295, 296, 297, 299.
334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 345, 346, 347, 348, 350, 351, 354, 355, 356, 357, 361, 377, 391, 397, 398, 401, 416, 422, 430, 432, 433, 440, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 458, 461, 462, 463, 464, 467, 469, 471, 544, 545, 546, 549, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573.
NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 September 1983.
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