Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006 (WA)

Western Australia

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006

These regulations were repealed as a result of the repeal of the Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 by the Sunday Entertainments Repeal Act 2021 s. 3 (No. 6 of 2021) as at 26 Jun 2021 (see s. 2(b)).

Western Australia

Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006 Contents1. Citation 12 — Commencement3. Interpretation 14. Prescribed offences and modified penalties 15. Authorised officers and approved officers 26. Forms 2Schedule 1 — Prescribed offences and modified penaltiesSchedule 2 — FormsForm 1 — Infringement notice 4Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice 6NotesCompilation table 7Defined terms Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006

1.Citation

These regulations are the Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the later of  —

• (a)

  the day on which they are published in the Gazette; and

• (b)

  the day on which the Criminal Procedure Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006 come into operation.

3.Interpretation

In these regulations —

Commissioner has the same meaning as it has in the Fair Trading Act 2010.

[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 30 Jun 2011 p. 2653.]

4.Prescribed offences and modified penalties

• (1)

  The offences specified in Schedule 1 are offences for which an infringement notice may be issued under the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Part 2.

• (2)

  The modified penalty specified opposite an offence in Schedule 1 is the modified penalty for that offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 section 5(3).

5.Authorised officers and approved officers

• (1)

  The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint persons or classes of persons to be authorised officers or approved officers for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Part 2.

• (2)

  The Commissioner is to issue to each authorised officer a certificate, badge or identity card identifying the officer as a person authorised to issue infringement notices.

6.Forms

The forms set out in Schedule 2 are prescribed in relation to the matters specified in those forms.

Schedule 1 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties

[r. 4]

Offences under Sunday Entertainments Act 1979		Modified penalty
s. 3(1)(a)	Operating public entertainment venue for charge on Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday ............	$100
s. 3(1)(b)	Hiring out entertainment venue for public use on Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday .................	$100

Schedule 2 — Forms

[r. 6]

Form 1 — Infringement notice

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979

Infringement notice

Infringement notice no.

Alleged offender

Name: Family name

Given names

or       Company name ____________________________________

ACN

Address ________________________________________________

Postcode

Alleged offence

Description of offence _____________________________________

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 s. 

Date                 /            /20                    Time                   a.m./p.m.

Modified penalty   $

Officer issuing notice

Name

Signature

Office

Date

• /

  Date of notice                              /20

Notice to alleged offender

It is alleged that you have committed the above offence.

If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence, pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice.

How to pay

By post: Send a cheque or money order (payable to ‘Approved Officer — Sunday Entertainments Act 1979’) to:

Approved Officer — Sunday Entertainments Act 1979

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection

Locked Bag 14   Cloisters Square

Perth   WA   6850

In person: Pay the cashier at:

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection

219 St George’s Terrace,   Perth   WA

If you do not pay the modified penalty within 28 days, you may be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.   Under that Act, some or all of the following action may be taken — your driver’s licence may be suspended, your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled, you may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or vehicle licence, your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates removed, your details may be published on a website, your earnings or bank accounts may be garnished, and your property may be seized and sold.

If you need more time to pay the modified penalty, you can apply for an extension of time by writing to the Approved Officer at the above postal address.

If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in court, sign here _______________________________________ and post this notice to the Approved Officer at the above postal address within 28 days after the date of this notice.

[Form 1 amended: Gazette 20 Aug 2013 p. 3843; SL 2020/163 r. 54.]

Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979

Withdrawal of infringement notice

Withdrawal no.

Alleged offender

Name: Family name

Given names

or       Company name _____________________________________

ACN

Address _________________________________________________

Postcode

Infringement notice

Infringement notice no.

• /

  Date of issue                         /20

Alleged offence

Description of offence ____________________________________

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 s. 

Date                  /            /20                           Time                 a.m./p.m.

Officer withdrawing notice

Name

Signature

Office

Date

• /

  Date of withdrawal                       /20

Withdrawal of infringement notice

[*delete whichever is not applicable]

The above infringement notice issued against you has been withdrawn.

If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged offence you are entitled to a refund.

*    Your refund is enclosed.

or

*    If you have paid the modified penalty but a refund is not enclosed, to claim your refund sign this notice and post it to:

Approved Officer — Sunday Entertainments Act 1979

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection

Locked Bag 14   Cloisters Square

Perth   WA   6850

• /

  Signature                                                                                     /20

Notes

This is a compilation of the Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Sunday Entertainments Regulations 2006	22 Sep 2006 p. 4136‑9	22 Sep 2006 (see r. 2(a))
Sunday Entertainments Amendment Regulations 2011	30 Jun 2011 p. 2653	r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Sunday Entertainments Amendment Regulations 2013	20 Aug 2013 p. 3843	r. 1 and 2: 20 Aug 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Aug 2013 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Aug 2013 p. 3815)
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2020 Pt. 27	SL 2020/163 25 Sep 2020	29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2020/159 cl. 2(a))
These regulations were repealed as a result of the repeal of the Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 by the Sunday Entertainments Repeal Act 2021 s. 3 (No. 6 of 2021) as at 26 Jun 2021 (see s. 2(b))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

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