Offences in Public Places (Amendment) Act 1987 (NSW)

OFFENCES IN PUBLIC PLACES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987

No. 38

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.        Short title

2.        Commencement

3.        Amendment of Act No. 63, 1979

4.        Transitional

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFENCES IN PUBLIC PLACES ACT

OFFENCES TN PUBLIC PLACES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987 No. 38

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No- 38, 1987

An Act to amend the Offences in Public Places Act 1979 so as to increase the maximum penalties for offences and the maximum sum that may be ordered to be paid as compensation under that Act. [Assented to 21 May 1987]

Sco also Inclosed [.aods Proicciion (Amcndrncot) Act 1987.

Offencca in Fiiblic Places (Amendment) 1987

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the “OfTcnccs in Public Places (Amendment)

Act 1987”.

Commencement

2. (1) Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this

Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on

such day as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation

published in the Gazette.

Amendment of Act No. 63, 1979

3. The Offences in Public Places Act 1979 is amended in the manner

set forth in Schedule 1.

Transitional

4.     The amendment made by Schedule 1 (7) does not apply in relation

to offences committed before the commencement of this Act.

SCHEDULE 1

(Sec. 3)

AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFENCES IN PUBLIC PLACES ACT 1979

(1) Section 5 (Offensive conduct)—

Section 5 (1)—

Omit “$200” , insert instead “$500” .

(2) Section 6 (Obscene exposure)—

Omit “$400”, insert instead “$L000” .

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(3) Section 7 (Obstructing traffic)—

Omit “$i00”, insert instead "$300” .

(4) Section 8 (Damaging fountains)—

Omit “$100”, insert instead "$300” .

(5) Section 9 (Damaging shrines, monuments or statues)—

Omit “$100”, insert instead “$300”.

(6) Section 10 (Defacing walls)—

Omit “$!00” , insert instead “$300”.

(7) Section I 1 (Convicted person to pay certain damages)—

Omit “$L000”, insert instead “$2,000” .