Dangerous Goods Amendment Act 2000 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Dangerous Goods Amendment Act 2000

No 63 of 2000

An Act to amend the Dangerous Goods Act 1975

[Notified in ACT Gazette No. 44: 2 November 2000]

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

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Dangerous Goods Amendment Act 2000.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day it is notified in the Gazette.

3. Act amended

   This Act amends the Dangerous Goods Act 1975.

4. Proceedings for offences

   Section 33 is amended by omitting subsections (4) and (5) and substituting the following subsections:

“(4)    If a coroner’s inquest or inquiry is held and it appears from the coroner’s findings or report, or from proceedings at the inquest or inquiry, that an offence has been committed against this Act, proceedings for the offence may be begun in the Magistrates Court at any time before the third anniversary of the day the findings were recorded, or the report was made, whichever occurs later.

“(5)   Subsection (4) applies to an offence against this Act whether the act or omission alleged to constitute the offence occurred before or after the commencement of that subsection.”.

Endnote

Act amended

1. Republished as in force on 1 January 1996.  See also Acts 1998 Nos 36 and 54; 1999 No 25.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 6 September 2000]

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