Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Act No. 66 of 2008

Queensland Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Contents 1 2 3 4 Schedule Page Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Acts amended in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendments relating to penalty unit increase . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Queensland Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Act No. 66 of 2008 An Act to amend the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act1984, the Food Act 2006, the Gene Technology Act 2001, the Hire-purchaseAct 1959, the Liquor Act 1992, the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, the TransportOperations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 and for particular purposes [Assented to 1 December 2008]

Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 . 2 Commencement (1) Section 3 and the schedule, part 1 commence on 1 January 2009. (2) The schedule, part 2 commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 3 Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 amended (1) This section amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 . (2) Section 5(1)— omit, insert— ‘(1) The value of a penalty unit is— (a) for the StatePenaltiesEnforcementAct1999 or an infringement notice under that Act, other than an infringement notice for an offence against a local law—$100; or (b) for a local law, or an infringement notice under the StatePenalties Enforcement Act 1999 for an offence against a local law—the amount, not more than $100, prescribed under a regulation; or (c) in any other case, for this or another Act—$100.’. 4 Acts amended in schedule The schedule amends the Acts it mentions. Page 4 2008 Act No. 66

Schedule Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Schedule Amendments relating to penalty unit increase section 4 Part 1 Amendments commencing on 1 January 2009 In the table below, the penalty in a provision mentioned in the first column is amended by omitting the number or dollar amount in the second column and inserting the number or penalty amount opposite in the third column. Table Penalty in Omit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 section 34 ‘25’ sections 35(1) and 36(1) ‘10’ sections 38(2) and (3) ‘250’ Food Act 2006 sections 32, 33, 34(1) and (2) ‘1350’ sections 35(1) and (2), 37(1), (2) and ‘700’ (3), 38(1) and (2), 39(1), (2), (3) and (4) and 221 sections 36(1) and (2) ‘550’ Gene Technology Act 2001 sections 32(a), 34(1)(a) and (2)(a), ‘2933’ 35A(a) and 146(3)(a) Insert ‘19’ ‘8’ ‘190’ ‘1000’ ‘500’ ‘400’ ‘2200’ 2008 Act No. 66 Page 5

Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Schedule Penalty in Omit sections 32(b), 34(1)(b) and (2)(b), ‘733’ 35A(b) and 146(3)(b) sections 33(1)(a), 34(3)(a), 35(1)(a) ‘293’ and (2)(a) and 35B(a) sections 33(1)(b), 34(3)(b), 35(1)(b) ‘73’ and (2)(b), 35B(b), 36 and 37 sections 53(4) and 164(4) ‘44’ sections 175(1) and (2), 187(1) and ‘176’ (2) and 192A(1) section 192 ‘88’ Hire-purchase Act 1959 section 7(2) ‘$100’ sections 37, 39, 44(9) and 46(1) ‘$400’ Liquor Act 1992 sections 168B(1)(a) and 168C(1) ‘500’ section 168B(1)(b) ‘700’ section 168B(1)(c) ‘1000’ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 section 24(4) ‘27’ sections 30A(7), 39B(2)(b), 39C(2) ‘80’ and 163A(1) sections 33A(4), 37(2)(b) and (3)(b), ‘120’ 39E(7), 39F(5), 39G(5), 39O(1), 50(5), 50AA(4) and 50AB(2) sections 46C(1) and (3) ‘107’ sections 48A(5), 49(2) and (5) ‘60’ sections 53B(2), (3), (4) and (5), ‘134’ 53C(1) and (2), 53D(1), 57C(1) and 162D(1) Insert ‘550’ ‘220’ ‘55’ ‘33’ ‘132’ ‘66’ ‘1 penalty unit’ ‘4 penalty units’ ‘375’ ‘525’ ‘750’ ‘20’ ‘60’ ‘90’ ‘80’ ‘45’ ‘100’ Page 6 2008 Act No. 66

Part 2 Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Schedule Amendments commencing on proclamation In the table below, the penalty in a provision mentioned in the first column is amended by omitting the number in the second column and inserting the number opposite in the third column. Table Penalty in Omit Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 section 443(4) ‘135’ sections 451(2)(a) and 458B(a) ‘1320’ sections 451(2)(b), 452(4) and 458B(b) ‘665’ Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 section 112(4) ‘40’ sections 123(4) and (5), 124(2) and ‘100’ (4) and 136 sections 126H(5), 126JA(2), 130(1) ‘200’ and 131(1) sections 126NB(a) and 126NC(4)(a) ‘270’ sections 126NB(b) and 126NC(4)(b) ‘135’ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 sections 30(3)(b) and 33D(3) ‘80’ sections 32(5), 33(4)(b), 38(3)(b) ‘120’ and 39(3)(b) section 49A(5) ‘60’ sections 52(2)(b), 53(2)(b) and 55(a) ‘134’ 2008 Act No. 66 Insert ‘100’ ‘1000’ ‘500’ ‘30’ ‘75’ ‘150’ ‘200’ ‘100’ ‘60’ ‘90’ ‘45’ ‘100’ Page 7

Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 Schedule Penalty in section 54(1)(b) sections 153A(1), 154(1), (2) and (6), 161D(2), 161G(5), 161I(b), 161J(4)(b) and 161L(2)(b) sections 154(3), (4) and (5), 156(2)(b), 160(3) and 161Q(b) sections 156(2)(a) and 161Q(a) sections 161I(a), 161J(4)(a) and 161L(2)(a) Omit ‘107’ ‘135’ ‘665’ ‘1320’ ‘270’ Insert ‘80’ ‘100’ ‘500’ ‘1000’ ‘200’ © State of Queensland 2008 Page 8 2008 Act No. 66