WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
JUSTICES.
No. 72 of 1975.
AN ACT to amend the Justices Act, 1902-1973.
[Assented to 7th November, 1975.]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
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| 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Justices Act Amendment Act, 1975. | and citation. |
| Reprinted as |
| (2) In this Act the Justices Act, 1902-1973 is | approved for |
| referred to as the principal Act. | Reprint 17thNovember, |
| 1972 and amended by the Metric | |
| (3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Justices Act, 1902-1975. | Conversion Act, |
| 1972-1973. |
| No. 72.1 | Justices. | (1975. |
| Commence- | 2. |
The provisions of this Act shall come into
operation on such day or days as is or are, respect-
ively, fixed by proclamation.
ment.
Section 1
| amended. | 3. |
Section 1 of the principal Act is amended by INGS IN CASE OF SIMPLE OFFENCES AND BREACHES OF DUTY." a passage as follows "PART VIA.—RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF FINES AGAINST BODIES CORPORATE.".
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| and division | adding after the passage "PART VI.—PROCEED- |
| of Act.) | |
| Section 4 |
| amended. | 4. | Section 4 of the principal Act is amended by |
| (Interpreta- |
| tions.) | deleting the definition "Road District". |
| Section 15 | 5. | Subsection (2) of section 15 of the principal |
| amended. | ||
| (Interest as |
| ratepayer, | Act is amended by deleting the passage "road |
| etc., no | |
| disqualifi- | district," in line three. |
| cation.) |
| Section 166 | 6. | Section 166 of the principal Act is amended |
| amended. | ||
| (Mitigation |
| of punish- | by deleting the words "fifty dollars" in line nine of |
| ment by | |
| Justices.) | the third paragraph of that section and substitut- ing the words "five hundred dollars". |
| Heading to |
| section 168 | 7. | The heading to section 168 of the principal |
| amended. | Act is amended by deleting the words "and of Keeper of Gaol". |
| Part VIA |
The principal Act is amended by adding after section 171 a Part as follows
| added. | 8. |
PART VIA.-RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF FINES
AGAINST BODIES CORPORATE.
Interpre-
| tation and | 171A. In this Part |
| Application. |
"fine" includes a pecuniary penalty,
pecuniary forfeiture, pecuniary com-
pensation and fees, charges and costs
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payable under a conviction or order of a court in the exercise of summary jurisdiction.
"reciprocating court" means a court of a reciprocating State or Territory declared by proclamation under section 171B of this Act to be a reciprocating court;
"reciprocating State or Territory" means another State or Territory of the Com- monwealth declared by proclamation under section 171B of this Act to be a reciprocating State or Territory.
| 171B. (1) The Governor may by proclama- tion published in the Government Gazette | ment of |
| Appoint- | |
| reciprocat- | |
| ing States |
| (a) | declare another State or Territory of | ritories and |
| and Ter- | ||
| the Commonwealth, being a State or | reciprocat- | |
| ing courts. | ||
| Territory having laws providing for enforcement in that State or Territory of a fine payable under… |