AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 1985
No. 11 of 1985
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 22 February 1985.
N. M. STEPHEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
LIONEL BOWEN
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 1985.1
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.
Commencement
3. This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by the Minister of State for Territories by notice in the Gazette.
4. After Part XV of the Crimes Act the following Part is inserted:
“PART XVA—COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS
Interpretation
“556F. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
‘authorized officer’ means a person appointed under section 4 of the Supervision of Offenders (Community Service Orders) Ordinance 1985;
‘community service order’ means an order made by a court pursuant to section 556G;
‘offender’ means a person in respect of whom a community service order is in force;
‘officer of the court’ means—
(a)in relation to a community service order made by the Supreme Court—the Registrar of the Supreme Court; and
(b)in relation to a community service order made by the Court of Petty Sessions—the Clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions;
‘supervisor’ means a person appointed under section 5 of the Supervision of Offenders (Community Service Orders) Ordinance 1985.
Directions to perform work
“556G. (1) Where a person who has attained the age of 18 years is convicted of an offence against a law of the Territory punishable by imprisonment, the court may, if it thinks fit, instead of imposing any other penalty or otherwise dealing with him, by order—
(a)direct him to perform unpaid work for such number of hours, being a number that is a multiple of 8, not less than 24 and not more than 208, as the court specifies;
(b)require him to report to an authorized officer within such time (if any) as the court specifies; and
(c)direct that he be released from custody forthwith.
“(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) affects the power of a court—
(a)to order an offender to make restitution of property;
(b)to direct an offender to pay compensation to an aggrieved person;
(c)to make an order for costs against an offender;
(d)to suspend or cancel an offender’s licence to drive a motor vehicle or to disqualify the person from holding such a licence for such period as the court thinks fit; or
(e)to order the forfeiture of any property.
“(3) Where a person who has attained the age of 18 years is liable to be committed to prison pursuant to sub-section 150 (1) of the