Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (ACT)

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018

A2018-6

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Crimes Act 1900

4            Section 56  3

5            Possessing child exploitation materialSection 65 (3)  7

6            Section 66 heading  7

7           Section 66 (1)  8

8            Section 66 (2)  9

9            Section 66 (4)  9

10          Section 66 (5)  9

11          Section 66 (6), definition of using electronic means  9

Part 3Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

12          Combination sentences—offences punishable by imprisonmentSection 29 (1) (d), new note  10

13          Section 29 (1), example 1, 1st dot point  10

14          Combination sentences—start and endSection 31 (c), example, dot points  10

15          New section 31 (2)  10

16          Sentencing—irrelevant considerationsNew section 34 (2) (d) and examples  11

Part 4Criminal Code 2002

17          IncitementNew section 47 (1A)  12

18          Section 47 (4)  12

Part 5Magistrates Court Act 1930

19          Childrens CourtSection 287 (1)  13

20          Chief Magistrate to arrange business of Childrens CourtSection 290 (2) (a)  13

21          Childrens Court Magistrate to hear all mattersSection 291 (1)  13

22          Section 291 (2)  13

23          Childrens Court MagistrateSection 291A (1) and (2)  14

24          Section 291A (3)  14

25          Section 291A (4)  14

26          Acting Childrens Court MagistrateSection 291B (1)  15

27          Section 291B (1) (b)  15

28          Section 291B (2)  15

29          Assignment of other magistrates for Childrens Court mattersSection 291C (1)  15

30          Section 291C (2) (d)  16

31          Completion of part-heard mattersSection 291D (1) (b) (i)  16

32          New part 4A.4  16

33          Definitions—ch 4CSection 291L  17

34          Directions about procedureSection 309, note  17

35          Dictionary, definition of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander offender       17

36          Dictionary, definition of circle sentencing  17

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018

A2018-6

An Act to amend legislation about crimes, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018.

2. Commencement

   (1)This Act (other than sections 32 to 36) commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

   (2)Sections 32 to 36 commence on 1 September 2018.

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the following legislation:

   ·     Crimes Act 1900

   ·     Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

   ·     Criminal Code 2002

   ·     Magistrates Court Act 1930.

Part 2Crimes Act 1900

1. Section 56

   substitute

2. Maintaining sexual relationship with young person or person under special care

   (1)A person who is an adult and who maintains a sexual relationship with a young person or a person under the special care of the adult is guilty of an offence.

   Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 25 years.

   (2)For subsection (1), an adult maintains a sexual relationship with a young person or a person under the special care of the adult if on 2 or more occasions and over any period the adult engages in a sexual act with that person.

   (3)For subsection…