Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (ACT)

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2019

A2019-23

Contents

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Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Bail Act 1992

4            Rights following grant of bailSection 6 (3)  3

5            Power in relation to bail—Magistrates CourtSection 20 (1) (b) (ii)  3

6            Section 56A  3

Part 3Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003

7           Meaning of narcotic substance and property for div 7.3Section 90, definition of narcotic substance  7

8            New section 90 (2)  7

9            New division 10.1 etc  7

10          Section 128 heading  8

11          Section 128  9

12          Meaning of equitable sharing programSection 129 (1)  9

13          Section 129 (2), new definition of proceeds of an unlawful activity           9

14          Payments into trust fundNew section 131 (1) (j)  9

15          Purposes of trust fundNew section 132 (1) (g)  10

16          New division 10.3  10

17          Dictionary, new definitions  14

18          Dictionary, definitions of distributable funds and equitable sharing program 15

19          Dictionary, new definitions  15

20          Dictionary, definition of reserved funds  16

21          Dictionary, new definition of shareable  16

Part 4Confiscation of Criminal Assets Regulation 2003

22          Other narcotic substancesSchedule 1, new section 1.1  17

23          Schedule 1, item 8  17

Part 5Crimes Act 1900

24          Acts endangering life etcSection 27 (1), new definitions  18

25          Acts endangering health etcSection 28 (1), new definitions  18

Part 6Criminal Code 2002

26          Definitions—ch 6Section 600, definition of cannabis  19

27          New section 600 (2)  19

Part 7Criminal Code Regulation 2005

28          Prohibited substancesSchedule 1, part 1.2, item 36  20

29          Dictionary, new definition of cannabis food product  20

Part 8Drugs of Dependence Act 1989

30          New part 2 heading  21

31          New section 6  21

32          Dictionary, definition of cannabis, paragraph (b)  23

33          Dictionary, new definition of cannabis food product  23

Part 9Family Violence Act 2016

34          Giving evidence by affidavit for interim orderSection 62A (2) (b)  24

35          New section 70G  24

Part 10Firearms Act 1996

36          Offence—unauthorised possession or use of prohibited firearmsSection 42 (b)  25

37          Section 42, note  25

38          New section 42 (2)  25

39          Offence—unauthorised possession or use of firearms other than prohibited firearmsSection 43 (1) (b)  26

40          Section 43 (1), note  26

41          New section 43 (1A)  26

42          Offence—disposal of firearms by unauthorised holders generallySection 237 (1) (b)  27

43          Section 237 (2), new note  27

44          New section 237 (3)  27

45          Offence—disposal of inherited firearmsSection 238 (b)  28

46          New section 238 (2)  28

47          Offence—possessing ammunition generallySection 249 (1) (b)  29

48          Section 249 (2), new note  29

49          Section 249 (3), new note  29

50          New section 249 (5)  30

Part 11Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

51          Meaning of prohibited substance and schedule 10 substance—ActSection 13, definition of prohibited substance, except note                 31

52          New section 13 (2)  31

Part 12Personal Violence Act 2016

53          Giving evidence by affidavit for interim orderSection 57A (2) (b)  32

54          New section 64G  32

Part 13Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs)…