Police Offences Amendment Act (No. 2) 2004 (TAS)

Police Offences Amendment Act (No. 2) 2004

An Act to amend the Police Offences Act 1935

[Royal Assent 17 December 2004]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Police Offences Amendment Act (No. 2) 2004 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Police Offences Act 1935 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 47 amended (Interpretation) Paragraph (c) of the definition of motor-vehicle race in section 47 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting "place with a view to the participation in that race, competition, or test, of that motor-vehicle or the person so using it;" and substituting "place –"; (b) by inserting the following after paragraph (c) :but does not include the use of a motor-vehicle, on a public street, for reconnaissance or familiarisation purposes at the place where, or over any part of the course on which, any such race, competition or test is to take place with a view to the participation in that race, competition or test of a motor-vehicle or person;

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 18 NOVEMBER 2004

Legislative Council on 26 NOVEMBER 2004]