Justices Act 1959 (TAS)

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Justices Act 1959

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to justices

[Royal Assent 23 December 1959]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART IPreliminary1Short title and commencement (1)  This Act may be cited as the Justices Act 1959. (2)  This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation. 2RepealsThe Acts that are specified in Schedule 1 are repealed. 3Interpretation [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 108 of 1974, s. 38 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 1976, s. 2 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1987, s. 21 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 3 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 10 of 1993, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 8 of 1994, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 1995, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 1995, s. 4 ] (1)  [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 33 of 1963, s. 2 ] In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 1999, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 1999] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 91 of 2001, s. 6, Applied:05 Dec 2001] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 69 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Dec 2003] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 2004, s. 35, Applied:16 Nov 2004] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2006, s. 34, Applied:18 Dec 2006] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2005, s. 28, Applied:01 Jan 2006] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2006, s. 34, Applied:18 Dec 2006] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:01 Jul 2021] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:01 Jul 2021] affected person means a person who is an affected person under section 61(2); breach of duty means any act or omission (not being a simple offence) upon complaint whereof justices may make an order on a person for the payment of money or for doing, or refraining from doing, any other act; charge of an indictable offence means charge of an indictable offence as such and in order to a committal for trial therefor; Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions means the person holding office as Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions by virtue of section 16; Chief Magistrate means the Chief Magistrate appointed under…

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