Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010 (ACT)

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Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010   

SL2010-10

made under the

Protection of Public Participation Act 2008

Republication No 1

Effective:  2 April 2010

Republication date: 2 April 2010

Regulation not amended

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010, made under the Protection of Public Participation Act 2008 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 2 April 2010It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law. 

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 type="disc">

  • authorised 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

    At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

    Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010

    made under the

    Protection of Public Participation Act 2008

    Contents

    Page

    1            Name of regulation  2

    3            Notes  2

    4            Working out financial penalty—Act, s 9 (3)  2

    Endnotes

    1            About the endnotes  4

    2            Abbreviation key  4

    3            Legislation history  5

    4            Amendment history  5

    Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010

    made under the

    Protection of Public Participation Act 2008

    1. Name of regulation

      This regulation is the Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010.

    2. Notes

      A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.

      NoteSee the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.

    3. Working out financial penalty—Act, s 9 (3)

      (1)In working out a financial penalty, a court must consider the following matters:

      (a)the extent to which the defendant, or anyone else, is, or could be, discouraged from engaging in public participation;

      (b)the costs and hardships imposed on the defendant by the improper proceedings;

      (c)the extent to which the plaintiff benefited from the improper proceedings;

      (d)the effect on the defendant’s ability to engage in public participation;

      (e)the steps taken by the plaintiff and defendant to avoid litigation.

      (2)The matters mentioned in subsection (1) do not limit the matters a court may consider in working out a financial penalty.

      (3)In working out a financial penalty, a court is not limited by—

      (a)any other proceeding under another territory law in relation to the plaintiff’s conduct; or

      (b)any other penalty imposed on the plaintiff under territory law.

      (4)In this section:

      improper proceedings means proceedings started or maintained for an improper purpose.

      NoteImproper purpose—see the Act, s 6.

    Endnotes

    1. About the endnotes

      Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

      Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

      Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

      If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. 

      The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

    2. Abbreviation key

    am = amended ord = ordinance
    amdt = amendment orig = original
    ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
    def = definition pres = present
    dict = dictionary prev = previous
    disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously
    Assembly pt = part
    div = division r = rule/subrule
    exp = expires/expired renum = renumbered
    Gaz = gazette reloc = relocated
    hdg = heading R[X] = Republication No
    IA = Interpretation Act 1967 RI = reissue
    ins = inserted/added s = section/subsection
    LA = Legislation Act 2001 sch = schedule
    LR = legislation register sdiv = subdivision
    LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sub = substituted
    mod = modified/modification SL = Subordinate Law
    o = order underlining = whole or part not commenced
    om = omitted/repealed or to be expired
    1. Legislation history

      Protection of Public Participation Regulation 2010 SL2010-10

      notified LR 1 April 2010
      s 1, s 2 commenced 1 April 2010
      remainder commenced 2 April 2010 (s 2)

    2. Amendment history

      Commencement

      s 2om LA s 89 (4)

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