Police Offences Act 1948 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 3 of 1948.

AN ORDINANCE

#	To amend the Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1939.
BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Com-Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the monwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 and the Seat of

ovemment (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows:—

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1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Offences short title

Ordinance 1948.* and citation

(2.) The Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1939 is in this

Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance.

B a y be cited as the Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1948.

2.  Section twenty-two of the Principal Ordinance is amended— Mie and (a) by omitting from paragraph (/) of sub-section (1.) the persons.

word " or " (last occurring) ; and

(b) by adding, after paragraph (g) of that sub-section,

the following paragraph:—

" o r ; (/() habitually consorts with reputed criminals or with persons who have been con- victed of having no visible lawful means of support,".

3. After section twenty-four of the Principal Ordinance the

following sections are inserted :—

" 2 4 A . In any proceedings under the last three preceding Evidence of

sections the informant may give or produce evidence— bad character.

(a) in support of the information to prove that the person charged is a known or reputed thief or cheat or was found in company with reputed criminals or witli persons who have been convicted of having no visible lawful means of support; or

(b) to rebut any evidence (including evidence as to general

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at
»	character) given by or on behalf of the person charged.
which excuse shall be upon that person) in any building, structure 'rWanda'1''188	" 24B. Any person who is found without lawful eXCUSe ( p r o o f Of Persons unlaw-

or erection, upon any lands or in any enclosed yard, garden or area,

shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Ten pounds or imprisonment for three months.".

Dated this twenty-seventh day of October, 1948.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

N. E. McKENNA

for Minister of State for the Interior.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 28th October. 1948.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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