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JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PENALTIES) BILL 2010
JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PENALTIES) BILL 2010
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL
SERIAL NO. 95
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
GENERAL OUTLINE
This Bill amends 62 Justice Portfolio Acts and seven pieces of subordinate legislation for the purposes of:
(a) moderately increasing all penalty amounts expressed in dollar amounts by approximately the same amount, being 15%;
(b) expressing all monetary penalties in penalty units;
(c) modernising the way that penalty provisions are drafted by using the words “Maximum Penalty:” where the word “Penalty:”
is currently used; and
(d) increasing the imprisonment term for the offences of perverting the course of justice in the Criminal Code.
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1. Short Title.
This is a formal clause which provides for the citation of the Bill.
The Bill when passed may be cited as the Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010.
Clause 2. Commencement.
The Bill will commence on such day or days as are determined by the Administrator.
Clause 3. Amendments
Clause 3 provides for a schedule of amendments.
Clause 4. Repeal
The Bill will repeal the Justice Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 2009 which was assented to on 29 December 2010 but was not Gazetted as having commenced.
Schedule
The schedule provides for amendments to the following Acts.
Absconding Debtors Act
Administration and Probate Act
Aged and Infirm Persons’ Property Act
Agents Licensing Act
Alcohol Court Act
Anti-Discrimination Act
Associations Act
Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Act
Bail Act
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act
Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act
Community Justice Centre Act 2005
Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act
Co-operatives Act
Coroners Act
Court Security Act
Criminal Code
Criminal Property Forfeiture Act
Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act
Cullen Bay Marina Act
Evidence Act
Financial Transaction Reports Act
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act
Information Act
Juries Act
Justices Act
Kava Management Act
Land Title Act
Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal Act
Law of Property Act
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Legal Aid Act
Local Court Act
Misuse of Drugs Act
Oaths Act
Observance of Law Act
Partnership Act
Powers of Attorney Act
Price Exploitation Prevention Act
Printers and Newspapers Act
Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act
Prisons (Correctional Services) Act
Professional Standards Act
Prostitution Regulation Act
Public Trustee Act
Real Property (Unit Titles) Act
Residential Tenancies Act
Retirement Villages Act
Sentencing Act
Small Claims Act
Status of Children Act
Trespass Act
Unclaimed Superannuation Benefits Act
Uncollected Goods Act
Unit Titles Act
Victims of Crime Assistance Act
Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act
Warehousemen’s Liens Act
Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act
The schedule provides for amendments to the following regulations:
Coroners Regulations
Criminal Property Forfeiture Regulations
Cullen Bay Marina Regulations
Misuse of Drugs Regulations
Powers of Attorney Regulations
Prostitution Regulations
Unit Titles Regulations
A schedule outlining the offence provisions amended by this Bill is Attachment A to this Explanatory Statement.
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