Periodic Detention Act 1995 (repealed)
A1995-3
Republication No 10
Effective: 2 June 2006
Republication date: 2 June 2006
As repealed by A2006-23 s 6 (1)
Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Periodic Detention Act 1995 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 2 June 2006.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
· unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.
Periodic Detention Act 1995 (repealed)
Contents
Page
Part 1Preliminary
1Short title 2
3Interpretation for Act 2
Part 2Periodic detention
Division 2.1 Orders and committal
4Power to order periodic detention 4
5Core conditions 5
6Circumstances in which periodic detention order may be made 5
7Detainee taken to be in lawful custody 6
8Identification of detainees 6
9Periodic detention—concurrent and cumulative sentences 7
10Notice to detainee 7
11Service of documents 8
Division 2.2 Performing periodic detention
12Meaning of drug 8
13Commencement of sentence 9
14Service of sentence 9
15Work etc 9
16Variation of days of attendance 11
17Variation of times of attendance 11
18Director to give notice 12
19Commencement of certain orders 12
20Effect of complying with certain orders 12
21Complaints by detainees 12
22Detainee unfit…