Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2) (ACT)

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Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)

A2017-14

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  3

4            Legislation repealed  3

Part 2Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002

5            Notice of claimSection 51 (1), note 2  4

6            Section 51 (3) and (4)  4

7           Section 51 (10), new definition of child abuse claim  4

8            Section 51 (10), definitions of institutional child abuse claim and institutional context    4

Part 3Common Boundaries Act 1981

9            Application to ACAT—repair cost determinationSection 6 (1) (b)  5

10          New section 6 (5)  5

Part 4Criminal Code 2002

11          CodificationSection 5 (2) and (3)  6

12          Delayed application of ch 2 to certain offencesSection 8 (5)  6

13          Section 10  6

14          Dictionary, new definition of application date  7

15          Dictionary, definition of default application date  7

Part 5Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

16          Dictionary, definition of Australian Road Rules  8

17          Dictionary, definitions of road and road related area  8

Part 6Evidence Act 2011

18          Privilege in relation to self-incrimination in other proceedingsSection 128 (7)  9

Part 7Freedom of Information Act 2016

19          CommencementSection 2  10

20          What is open access information?Section 23 (1), definition of open access information, of an agency       10

21          Section 23 (1), definition of open access information, of a Minister, paragraph (a)       10

22          Open access information declarationsNew section 65 (2A)  11

23          Mediation for applicationsSection 81 (4)  11

Part 8Gaming Machine Act 2004

24          Required payment to problem gambling assistance fundSection 163A (2) (a)  12

Part 9Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013

25          Section 19  13

Part 10Judicial Commissions Act 1994

26          Dictionary, definition of complaint  14

Part 11Legal Aid Act 1977

27          Establishment and constitution of review committeesSection 37 (3) (a), (4) (a) and (5)  15

28          Personnel managementSection 68A  15

29          Dictionary, note 2  15

Part 12Legal Profession Act 2006

30          Purposes and application—pt 2.4Section 33 (2) (b)  16

31          Section 33 (3), definition of in-house lawyer, paragraph (b)                 16

32          Conditions on practising certificate—government lawyer and in-house lawyerSection 38 (1) (b)  16

33          Section 38 (2) (b)  16

34          New section 38 (5)  17

35          Professional indemnity insurance—interstate legal practitionersSection 72 (2)  17

36          Definitions—pt 2.6Section 99 (2), definition of related body corporate  17

37          Dictionary, definition of related body corporate  17

Part 13Limitation Act 1985

38          Section 21C heading  18

39          Section 21C (1) (a)  18

40          Section 21C (4), definitions of institution, institutional context and official  18

41          Special provision in relation to children—claims relating to health servicesSection 30B (1) (b) (ii)  18

Part 14Magistrates Court (Sale of Motor Vehicles Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005

42          DictionarySection 4, note 1  19

43          Section 4, note 2  19

44          Administering authoritySection 6  19

45          Dictionary, note 2  19

46          Dictionary, definition of registrar  19

Part 15Public Unleased Land Act 2013

47          Direction to remove objects from public unleased landSection 98 (7), definition of park  20

Part 16Rail Safety National Law (ACT) Act 2014

48          Meaning of generic terms for Rail Safety National Law (ACT)Section 9 (1), definition of Australian Road Rules  21

49          Section 9 (1), definition of shared path  21

Part 17Road Transport (General) Act 1999

50          Dictionary, definition of Australian Road Rules  22

51          Dictionary, definition of bicycle, notes 2 and 3  22

52          Dictionary, new definitions  22

Part 18Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

53          Dictionary, note 3  23

54          Dictionary, definition of taxi zone  23

Part 19Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

55          Dictionary, definition of road user  24

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)

A2017-14

An Act to amend legislation about justice and community safety, 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 Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2).

  2. Commencement

    (1)This Act (other than the following provisions) commences on the 7th day after its notification day:

    ·     part 5 (Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009)

    ·     sections 20 to 23

    ·     part 8 (Gaming Machine Act 2004)

    ·     part 9 (Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013)

    ·     part 15 (Public Unleased Land Act 2013)

    ·     part 16 (Rail Safety National Law (ACT) Act 2014)

    ·     part 17 (Road Transport (General) Act 1999)

    ·     part 18 (Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001)

    ·     part 19 (Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999).

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

    (2)Parts 5, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 commence on the later of—

    (a)the commencement of the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, section 3; and

    (b)the commencement of this Act, section 3.

    (3)Sections 20 to 23 commence on the commencement of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, section 3.

    (4)Part 8 commences on 1 July 2017.

  3. Legislation amended

    This Act amends the following legislation:

    ·     Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002

    ·     Common Boundaries Act 1981

    ·     Criminal Code 2002

    ·     Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

    ·     Evidence Act 2011

    ·     Freedom of Information Act 2016

    ·     Gaming Machine Act 2004

    ·     Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013

    ·     Judicial Commissions Act 1994

    ·     Legal Aid Act 1977

    ·     Legal Profession Act 2006

    ·     Limitation Act 1985

    ·     Magistrates Court (Sale of Motor Vehicles Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005

    ·     Public Unleased Land Act 2013

    ·     Rail Safety National Law (ACT) Act 2014

    ·     Road Transport (General) Act 1999

    ·     Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

    ·     Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.

  4. Legislation repealed

    The following legislation is repealed:

    ·     Director of Public Prosecutions Direction 2006 (No 1) (NI2006-390)

    ·     Director of Public Prosecutions Direction 2016 (No 1) (NI2016-164).

Part 2Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002

  1. Notice of claim
    Section 51 (1), note 2

    omit

    institutional

  2. Section 51 (3) and (4)

    omit

    an institutional child abuse claim

    substitute

    a child abuse claim

  3. Section 51 (10), new definition of child abuse claim

    insert

    child abuse claim, by or on behalf of a person, means a claim in relation to a personal injury that arises from sexual abuse to which the person was subjected when the person was a child.

  4. Section 51 (10), definitions of institutional child abuse claim and institutional context

    omit

Part 3Common Boundaries Act 1981

  1. Application to ACAT—repair cost determination
    Section 6 (1) (b)

    omit

    people living in premises

    substitute

    people lawfully at premises

  2. New section 6 (5)

    insert

    (5)In this section:

    people lawfully at premises includes a person—

    (a)living in the premises; or

    (b)invited to visit the premises by a person living in the premises; or

    (c)otherwise lawfully entitled to be at the premises.

Part 4Criminal Code 2002

  1. Codification
    Section 5 (2) and (3)

    omit

    default

  2. Delayed application of ch 2 to certain offences
    Section 8 (5)

    omit

    default

  3. Section 10

    substitute

  4. Definitions—applied provisions and application date

    (1)In this Act:

    application date means a date declared by the Minister.

    applied provisions means the following provisions of this chapter:

    ·     section 15 (5) (which deals with evidence of self-induced intoxication)

    ·     division 2.3.1 (Lack of capacity—children)

    ·     division 2.3.2 (Lack of capacity—mental impairment)

    ·     division 2.3.3 (Intoxication)

    ·     part 2.4 (Extensions of criminal responsibility)

    ·     part 2.5 (Corporate criminal responsibility)

    ·     part 2.6 (Proof of criminal responsibility)

    ·     part 2.7 (Geographical application).

    NoteDiv 2.3.2 and s 66 (2) (d) became applied provisions on the commencement of the Criminal Code (Mental Impairment) Amendment Act 2006. Pt 2.5 became an applied provision on 9 April 2004. The other applied provisions have been applied provisions since the commencement of the Code on 1 January 2003.

    (2)A declaration under subsection (1) is a notifiable instrument.

    NoteA notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.

    (3)This section expires on the application date.

  5. Dictionary, new definition of application date

    insert

    application date—see section 10.

  6. Dictionary, definition of default application date

    omit

Part 5Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009

  1. Dictionary, definition of Australian Road Rules

    omit

  2. Dictionary, definitions of road and road related area

    substitute

    road—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.

    road related area—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.

Part 6Evidence Act 2011

  1. Privilege in relation to self-incrimination in other proceedings
    Section 128 (7)

    omit

    examine—

    substitute

    examine evidence—

Part 7Freedom of Information Act 2016

  1. Commencement
    Section 2

    omit

    1 July 2017

    substitute

    1 January 2018

  2. What is open access information?
    Section 23 (1), definition of open access information, of an agency

    omit

    held by the agency that

    substitute

    held by the agency that came into existence on or after 1 January 2018 and

  3. Section 23 (1), definition of open access information, of a Minister, paragraph (a)

    omit

    held by the Minister that

    substitute

    held by the Minister that came into existence on or after 1 January 2018 and

  4. Open access information declarations
    New section 65 (2A)

    insert

    (2A)The ombudsman must not declare government information that came into existence before 1 January 2018 to be open access information.

  5. Mediation for applications
    Section 81 (4)

    substitute

    (4)Unless the ombudsman directs otherwise, the decision-maker—

    (a)must pay the costs of conducting the mediation; but

    (b)is not required to pay the costs incurred by the applicant or any other person who participates in the review.

    Examples—par (a)

    1     cost of hiring the venue for the mediation

    2     fees for the accredited mediator

    Examples—par (b)

    1     legal costs

    2     travel costs

    3     income lost due to participation in mediation

    NoteAn example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

Part 8Gaming Machine Act 2004

  1. Required payment to problem gambling assistance fund
    Section 163A (2) (a)

    substitute

    (a)0.75%; or

Part 9Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) Act 2013

  1. Section 19

    substitute

  2. Road Rules—the Law, s 5

    The Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017 is declared to be the Road Rules for the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT).

Part 10Judicial Commissions Act 1994

  1. Dictionary, definition of complaint

    substitute

    complaint means—

    (a)a complaint made under section 14; or

    (b)an allegation in relation to which notice has been given to the council under section 14.

Part 11Legal Aid Act 1977

  1. Establishment and constitution of review committees
    Section 37 (3) (a), (4) (a) and (5)

    omit

    not more than 9

    substitute

    not more than 14

  2. Personnel management
    Section 68A

    omit

    program

    substitute

    policy

  3. Dictionary, note 2

    insert

    ·     legal practitioner

Part 12Legal Profession Act 2006

  1. Purposes and application—pt 2.4
    Section 33 (2) (b)

    substitute

    (b)an in-house lawyer for a corporation in relation to the provision of in-house legal services for the corporation (or a related body corporate).

  2. Section 33 (3), definition of in-house lawyer, paragraph (b)

    omit

    corporation

    substitute

    corporation (or a related body corporate)

  3. Conditions on practising certificate—government lawyer and in-house lawyer
    Section 38 (1) (b)

    substitute

    (b)an in-house lawyer. 

  4. Section 38 (2) (b)

    substitute

    (b)for an application by an in-house lawyer—imposes a condition on the certificate that the in-house lawyer for a corporation must not engage in legal practice otherwise than by providing in-house legal services to the corporation (or a related body corporate).

  5. New section 38 (5)

    insert

    (5)In this section:

    in-house lawyer—see section 33.

  6. Professional indemnity insurance—interstate legal practitioners
    Section 72 (2)

    omit

    the corporation

    substitute

    the corporation (or a related body corporate)

  7. Definitions—pt 2.6
    Section 99 (2), definition of related body corporate

    omit

  8. Dictionary, definition of related body corporate

    substitute

    related body corporate means—

    (a)for a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act—a related body corporate within the meaning of that Act, section 50; or

    (b)for any other corporation prescribed by regulation—a person prescribed by regulation.

Part 13Limitation Act 1985

  1. Section 21C heading

    substitute

21CPersonal injury resulting from sexual abuse of child

  1. Section 21C (1) (a)

    omit

    in an institutional context

  2. Section 21C (4), definitions of institution, institutional context and official

    omit

  3. Special provision in relation to children—claims relating to health services
    Section 30B (1) (b) (ii)

    omit

    institutional

Part 14Magistrates Court (Sale of Motor Vehicles Infringement Notices)
Regulation 2005

  1. Dictionary
    Section 4, note 1

    omit

  2. Section 4, note 2

    omit

    (including a signpost definition)

  3. Administering authority
    Section 6

    omit

    registrar

    substitute

    commissioner for fair trading

  4. Dictionary, note 2

    insert

    ·     commissioner for fair trading

  5. Dictionary, definition of registrar

    omit

Part 15Public Unleased Land Act 2013

  1. Direction to remove objects from public unleased land
    Section 98 (7), definition of park

    substitute

    park—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.

Part 16Rail Safety National Law (ACT) Act 2014

  1. Meaning of generic terms for Rail Safety National Law (ACT)
    Section 9 (1), definition of Australian Road Rules

    omit

  2. Section 9 (1), definition of shared path

    substitute

    shared path—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.

Part 17Road Transport (General) Act 1999

  1. Dictionary, definition of Australian Road Rules

    omit

  2. Dictionary, definition of bicycle, notes 2 and 3

    omit

  3. Dictionary, new definitions

    insert

    wheelchair—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.

    wheeled recreational device—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.

    wheeled toy—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.

Part 18Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

  1. Dictionary, note 3

    omit

    ·     Australian Road Rules

  2. Dictionary, definition of taxi zone

    substitute

    taxi zone—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, section 182.

Part 19Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

  1. Dictionary, definition of road user

    substitute

    road user—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, section 14.

Endnotes

  1. Presentation speech

    Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 30 March 2017.

  2. Notification

    Notified under the Legislation Act on 17 May 2017.

  3. Republications of amended laws

    For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (No 2), which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 and was passed by the Assembly on 11 May 2017.

    Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

    © Australian Capital Territory 2017

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