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ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES AND PENALTIES AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2010

Serial 126
Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010
Mr Hampton






A Bill for an Act to amend the Environmental Offences and Penalties Act












NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES AND PENALTIES AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 2010

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Act No. [ ] of 2010

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Table of provisions

11 Validation provision relating to designations before Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. [ ] of 2010

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An Act to amend the Environmental Offences and Penalties Act

[Assented to [ ] 2010]

[Second reading [ ] 2010]

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by Gazette notice.

3 Act amended

This Act amends the Environmental Offences and Penalties Act.

4 Long title amended

Long title

omit

relating to the protection of the environment

insert

under prescribed Acts

5 Section 3 amended

(1) Section 3(1)

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all words from "Where" to "character"

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If, under an Act that is prescribed by regulation

(2) Section 3(1)(d)

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4,

insert

4;

6 Section 11 inserted

After section 10

insert

11 Validation provision relating to designations before Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010

(1) It is declared that an existing designation of an offence as an environmental offence at a particular level was validly made and continues to be validly made, as if the offence were so designated after the commencement.

(2) In this section:

commencement means the commencement of this section.

existing designation, in relation to an offence, means a designation or purported designation of an offence as an environmental offence that was made in any way before the commencement, including a way mentioned in section 3.

 

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