Justices Acts Amendment Act of 1960 (9 Eliz Ii No. 46) (Qld)

413 (Queettslanb ANNO NONO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGIME. ♦ No. 46. An Act to Amend "Hie Justices Acte, 1886 to 1958/* in certain particulars. [A ssented to 16 th B ecember , I960.] E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, B by and with “the advice and consent of the Legist lative Assembly ofQueensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1. <L) This Act may beeited as “ The Justices Acts short titfe. Amendment Act of 1980/* (2.) “ The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1958/’ are in this Principal Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3.) The Principal Act and tins Act may be Collective collectively cited as “ The Justices Acts, 1886 to I960.” tia“*

414 Justices Acts Amendment Act . 9 E liz . II. No. 46, ^6 69 Aents 2. Section 69 a of the Principal Act is amended ° A’ by— (a) In paragraph (6) of subsection one, omitting the words “At a place appointed as a place for holding courts of petty sessions ” ; (b) Omitting paragraph (6) of subsection two and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :— “ (6) In the case of a deposit of money— (i.) Where such person was admitted to bail at a place appointed as a place for holding courts of petty sessions, at the place where such person was so admitted to bail at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon next after such bail is taken, unless that hour falls on a day on which a court of petty sessions at that place is not held and in that case at the like hour on the first succeeding day on which a court of petty sessions at that place is held ; or (ii.) Where such person was admitted to bail at a place other than a place appointed as a place for holding courts of petty sessions, at the day, time and place for the appearance before a justice of the person admitted to bail as entered in pursuance of subsection four of this section by the police officer accepting such deposit of money in the book to be kept for that purpose at the police station.” ; (c) In subsection four, inserting after the words “ in the case of a deposit of money ”, where appearing in the general words following paragraph (c), the words “ accepted at a place appointed as a place for holding courts of petty sessions ” ;

1960. Justices Acts Amendment Act. (d) Inserting after subsection four the following subsection:— “ (4 a .) In the case of a deposit of money accepted at a place other than a place appointed as a place for holding courts of petty sessions, the police officer accepting such deposit of money shall— (а) Give to the person admitted to bail a statement in writing of; and (б) Cause to be communicated to the watch-house keeper at the police station at the place where the person admitted to bail is required to appear, the particulars entered by him as prescribed by subsection four of this section and particulars of the charge in respect of which such person is admitted to bail. Such watch-house keeper shall cause those particulars to be entered in the book kept for the purposes of this section at the police station at which he is such watch- house keeper, and shall produce such book to the justice present at the day, time and place when and where the person admitted is, according to such particulars^ required to appear.” 415 3. Section one hundred and fifty of the Principal Amendment Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:— ’ * “ Notwithstanding anything in this section contained service of a minute or memorandum of the conviction or order may be effected by sending a copy thereof by registered post to the person convicted or against whom the order is made.

416 Justices Acts Amendment Act. 9 E liz . II. No. 46, 1960. The sending of a copy as aforesaid to the person convicted or against whom the order is made shall be as effective as if that copy had been delivered to him personally.”