Justices Amendment Act 1985 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

JUSTICES.

No. 15 of 1985.

AN ACT to amend the Justices Act 1902.

[Assented to 28 March 1985.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 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:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Justices and principal

Amendment Act 1985.	Act.
Reprinted as

(2) In this Act the Justices Act 1902 is referred to approved 9 November

as the principal Act. 1984.

No. 15.] Justices. [1985.

Section 79

amended. 2. Section 79 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by inserting before "In" the subsection designation "(1)";
(b)	by deleting "for such period as they may in their discretion deem reasonable (but not exceeding eight clear days at any one time)" and substituting the following-

tt for such period, subject to subsection

(3), as they may in their discretion

deem reasonable ";

(c)	by inserting before "The" the subsection designation "(2)"; and
(d)	by inserting at the end of the section the following subsection

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(3) The Justices may remand a

defendant under subsection (1)-

(a)	in the case of a defendant who is undergoing a term of impris- onment at the time of the remand, for a period not exceed- ing 8 clear days or, with the consent of the defendant, to a day not later than the day on which his term of imprisonment will expire; or
(b)	in any other case, for a period not exceeding 8 clear days or such longer period not exceed- ing 30 clear days as may be consented to by the defend- ant. ".

3. Section 166 of the principal Act is amended in the third paragraph by deleting "other than this Act".

1985.] Justices. [No. 15.

4. Section 173 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting after "Penalty:" the following-

" $500 or ".