Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010 (WA)

Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

CONTENTS

1.	Short title	2
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Act amended	2
4.	Section 7 amended	2
5.	Section 8 amended	2
6.	Section 29 amended	3
7.	Section 36 amended	3
8.	Section 54 amended	3
9.	Section 55 amended	4
10.	Section 139A inserted	4

139A.	Operation of Coroners Act 1996 not
affected 4

Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

No. 1 of 2010

An Act to amend the Cross-border Justice Act 2008.

[Assented to 9 March 2010]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

s. 1

1.             Short title

This is the Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010.

2.             Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)	sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day);
(b)	the rest of the Act —

(i)      when the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 4 comes into operation; or

(ii)      if assent day is later than the day on which the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 4 comes into operation — on assent day.

3.             Act amended

This Act amends the Cross-border Justice Act 2008.

4.             Section 7 amended

In section 7(1) in the definition of office holder delete

“participating” (first occurrence) and insert:

a participating

5.             Section 8 amended

In section 8(2)(a) delete “2008” and insert:

2009

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6.             Section 29 amended

In section 29 delete “(1) This Division” and insert:

This Division

7.             Section 36 amended

In section 36(1) delete “released.” and insert:

released without charge.

8.             Section 54 amended

(1) In section 54(1)(a) —

(a) after “jurisdiction” (first occurrence) insert:

(the arresting jurisdiction)

(b) delete “that other jurisdiction (the arresting jurisdiction) —” and insert:

the arresting jurisdiction —

(2)	In section 54(2)(b) delete “that other jurisdiction” and insert:
the arresting jurisdiction

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

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9.             Section 55 amended

In section 55(1):

(a) in paragraph (a) delete “jurisdiction —” and insert:

jurisdiction (the investigating jurisdiction) —

(b) in paragraph (a)(i) delete “that other jurisdiction (the investigating jurisdiction); or” and insert:

the investigating jurisdiction; or

(c) in paragraph (a)(ii) delete “that other jurisdiction;” and insert:

the investigating jurisdiction;

10.           Section 139A inserted

After section 138 insert:

139A.	Operation of Coroners Act 1996 not affected
This Act does not affect the operation of the Coroners Act 1996 in relation to the investigation of the death of a person.