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TASMANIA
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JUSTICE AND RELATED LEGISLATION
(MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 2006
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CONTENTS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
PART 2 - BUILDING ACT 2000 AMENDED
3. Principal Act
4. Sections 252 and 253 repealed
PART 3 - COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITIES ACT 2001 AMENDED
5. Principal Act
6. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
7. Section 5 amended (Permissible soliciting)
8. Section 6 amended (Approval of organisations for soliciting)
9. Section 15 amended (Prohibition of soliciting)
10. Section 16 amended (Appointment of administrator)
11. Section 18 amended (Regulations)
PART 4 - CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1988 AMENDED
12. Principal Act
13. Section 12A inserted
12A. Delegation
[Bill 17]-I
PART 5 - CORRECTIONS ACT 1997 AMENDED
14. Principal Act
15. Section 8 amended (Confidentiality)
PART 6 - CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1924 AMENDED
16. Principal Act
17. Principal Act amended
PART 7 - EVIDENCE (CHILDREN AND SPECIAL WITNESSES) ACT
2001 AMENDED
18. Principal Act
19. Section 4 amended (Support person for child)
20. Section 8 amended (Special witness)
PART 8 - FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT 1934 AMENDED
21. Principal Act
22. Section 10 amended (Assessing damages)
PART 9 - HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1995 AMENDED
23. Principal Act
24. Section 76 repealed
PART 10 - OMBUDSMAN ACT 1978 AMENDED
25. Principal Act
26. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
PART 11 - RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 AMENDED
27. Principal Act
28. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
29. Section 11 amended (Application to register deed of
relationship)
30. Section 62 amended (Effect of agreements in certain
proceedings)
PART 12 - SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS ACT
1994 AMENDED
31. Principal Act
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32. Section 9B inserted
9B. Protection from liability
33. Section 11 amended (Duty to retain goods for 7 days)
34. Section 14 amended (Redemption of pledges)
PART 13 - SENTENCING ACT 1997 AMENDED
35. Principal Act
36. Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
37. Section 15 amended (Custodial sentence: whether concurrent or
cumulative)
38. Section 36 amended (Breach of community service order)
39. Section 42 amended (Breach of probation order)
PART 14 - SUPREME COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 1932
AMENDED
40. Principal Act
41. Section 197 amended (Power of judges to make Rules of Court)
PART 15 - YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1997 AMENDED
42. Principal Act
43. Section 89 amended (Period of custody on remand to be treated
as detention on sentence)
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JUSTICE AND RELATED LEGISLATION
(MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 2006
(Brought in by the Minister for Justice and Workplace
Relations, the Honourable Steven Kons)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Building Act 2000, the Collections for
Charities Act 2001, the Consumer Affairs Act 1988, the
Corrections Act 1997, the Criminal Code Act 1924, the
Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001, the
Fatal Accidents Act 1934, the Health Complaints Act 1995,
the Ombudsman Act 1978, the Relationships Act 2003, the
Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994, the
Sentencing Act 1997, the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act
1932 and the Youth Justice Act 1997
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:
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justice and Related
Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006.
[Bill 17] 5
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006
Act No. of
s. 2 Part 1 - Preliminary
2. Commencement
(1) Except as specified in subsection (2), this Act
commences on the day on which this Act
receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Part 12 commences on a day to be proclaimed.
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Act No. of
Part 2 - Building Act 2000 Amended s. 3
PART 2 - BUILDING ACT 2000 AMENDED
3. Principal Act
In this Part, the Building Act 2000* is referred to
as the Principal Act.
4. Sections 252 and 253 repealed
Sections 252 and 253 of the Principal Act are
repealed.
*No. 100 of 2000
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
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Act No. of
s. 5 Part 3 - Collections for Charities Act 2001 Amended
PART 3 - COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITIES ACT 2001
AMENDED
5. Principal Act
In this Part, the Collections for Charities Act
2001* is referred to as the Principal Act.
6. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "charitable purpose":
"Commissioner" means the
Commissioner for Corporate
Affairs holding office under
section 4 of the Commissioner for
Corporate Affairs Act 1980, and
includes any person holding that
office in an acting capacity;
(b) by omitting the definition of "Director".
7. Section 5 amended (Permissible soliciting)
Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
*No. 28 of 2001
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Act No. of
Part 3 - Collections for Charities Act 2001 Amended s. 8
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(a)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(b)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(c)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner".
8. Section 6 amended (Approval of organisations for
soliciting)
Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(b) by omitting from subsection (2)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(c) by omitting from subsection (4)
"Director" first occurring and
substituting "Commissioner";
(d) by omitting from subsection (4)(b)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
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Act No. of
s. 9 Part 3 - Collections for Charities Act 2001 Amended
(e) by omitting from subsection (5)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(f) by omitting from subsection (6)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner".
9. Section 15 amended (Prohibition of soliciting)
Section 15(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "Director" first occurring
and substituting "Commissioner";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner".
10. Section 16 amended (Appointment of
administrator)
Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(b) by omitting from subsection (3)
"Director" first occurring and
substituting "Commissioner";
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Act No. of
Part 3 - Collections for Charities Act 2001 Amended s. 11
(c) by omitting from subsection (3)(b)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner".
11. Section 18 amended (Regulations)
Section 18(2) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (c)
"Director" and substituting
"Commissioner".
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
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Act No. of
s. 12 Part 4 - Consumer Affairs Act 1988 Amended
PART 4 - CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1988 AMENDED
12. Principal Act
In this Part, the Consumer Affairs Act 1988* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
13. Section 12A inserted
After section 12 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Part III:
12A. Delegation
The Director may delegate any of his or
her functions or powers under this Act
other than this power of delegation.
*No. 53 of 1988
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Act No. of
Part 5 - Corrections Act 1997 Amended s. 14
PART 5 - CORRECTIONS ACT 1997 AMENDED
14. Principal Act
In this Part, the Corrections Act 1997* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
15. Section 8 amended (Confidentiality)
Section 8(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting "or detainee" after "prisoner" in
paragraph (d) of the definition of "confidential
information".
*No. 51 of 1997
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2006
Act No. of
s. 16 Part 6 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended
PART 6 - CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1924 AMENDED
16. Principal Act
In this Part, the Criminal Code Act 1924* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
17. Principal Act amended
Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (3) in section 21:
(4) It is lawful for a police officer
who is charged by law with the
duty of executing a lawful
warrant issued by any court or
justice or other person having
jurisdiction to issue it, and who is
required to arrest or detain a
person under that warrant, to
arrest or detain that person in
accordance with section 301(4)
and (5).
(b) by inserting the following section after
section 26:
*No. 69 of 1924
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Act No. of
Part 6 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended s. 17
26A. Entry on premises for purposes of
arrest
(1) A police officer may enter (using
reasonable force if necessary),
remain on and search premises,
including a conveyance -
(a) on or in which the police
officer has reasonable
grounds for believing that
a person named in a
warrant for arrest is
present; or
(b) for the purpose of making
an arrest without warrant
if it lawful to do so.
(2) Before entering any premises
pursuant to subsection (1), a
police officer must communicate
or attempt to communicate to a
person within the premises the
police officer's authority to enter
the premises unless the police
officer reasonably believes that
communicating or attempting to
communicate would be likely to
endanger any person or frustrate
the arrest.
(c) by inserting the following subsections
after subsection (3) in section 301:
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Act No. of
s. 17 Part 6 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a
police officer may arrest a person,
whether or not the police officer
has a warrant for the arrest of that
person in his or her possession at
the time of making the arrest, if
the police officer has reasonable
grounds for believing that a
warrant for the arrest has been
issued in relation to that person.
(5) If a police officer arrests a person
under subsection (4), the police
officer must, as soon as
practicable -
(a) deliver that person into
the custody of an officer
in charge of a police
station; and
(b) produce or cause to be
produced to the person
taken into custody the
warrant or a certified
facsimile of the warrant.
(6) If a person is delivered into the
custody of an officer in charge of
a police station under
subsection (5), it is lawful for the
officer in charge of the police
station to detain the person until
the warrant or certified facsimile
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Act No. of
Part 6 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended s. 17
of the warrant is produced to that
person.
(7) The warrant is taken to be
executed at the time at which the
warrant or certified facsimile of
the warrant is produced in
accordance with subsection (5) to
the person taken into custody.
(8) For the purposes of this section, a
certified facsimile is a facsimile
that contains in the text printed
from the facsimile machine -
(a) a statement signed by the
person using the machine
to send the facsimile that
the person has seen the
original warrant and that
the facsimile is a copy of
the original warrant; and
(b) a statement specifying the
time that the facsimile
was sent.
(9) A certified facsimile of a warrant
may be used to execute the
original warrant for a period not
exceeding 8 hours from the time
when the certified facsimile is
sent by the facsimile machine.
(d) by omitting from section 334B
"dangerous driving" second occurring
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Act No. of
s. 17 Part 6 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended
and substituting "an offence under
section 32(1) of the Traffic Act 1925".
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2006
Act No. of
Part 7 - Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 Amended s. 18
PART 7 - EVIDENCE (CHILDREN AND SPECIAL
WITNESSES) ACT 2001 AMENDED
18. Principal Act
In this Part, the Evidence (Children and Special
Witnesses) Act 2001* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
19. Section 4 amended (Support person for child)
Section 4(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "prescribed".
20. Section 8 amended (Special witness)
Section 8(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "prescribed".
*No. 79 of 2001
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006
Act No. of
s. 21 Part 8 - Fatal Accidents Act 1934 Amended
PART 8 - FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT 1934 AMENDED
21. Principal Act
In this Part, the Fatal Accidents Act 1934* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
22. Section 10 amended (Assessing damages)
Section 10(1)(d)(i) of the Principal Act is
amended by omitting "Repatriation Act 1919"
and substituting "Veterans' Entitlements Act
1986".
*No. 30 of 1934
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006
Act No. of
Part 9 - Health Complaints Act 1995 Amended s. 23
PART 9 - HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1995
AMENDED
23. Principal Act
In this Part, the Health Complaints Act 1995* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
24. Section 76 repealed
Section 76 of the Principal Act is repealed.
*No. 95 of 1995
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006
Act No. of
s. 25 Part 10 - Ombudsman Act 1978 Amended
PART 10 - OMBUDSMAN ACT 1978 AMENDED
25. Principal Act
In this Part, the Ombudsman Act 1978* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
26. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the definition of "tribunal".
*No. 82 of 1978
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Act No. of
Part 11 - Relationships Act 2003 Amended s. 27
PART 11 - RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2003 AMENDED
27. Principal Act
In this Part, the Relationships Act 2003* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
28. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "child":
"corresponding law" means a law of
another State or a Territory that
corresponds to the Legal
Profession Act 1993;
(b) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "financial resources":
"legal practitioner" means a legal
practitioner within the meaning of
the Legal Profession Act 1993 or
a "corresponding law";
*No. 44 of 2003
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Act No. of
s. 29 Part 11 - Relationships Act 2003 Amended
29. Section 11 amended (Application to register deed of
relationship)
Section 11(3) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "solicitor of the Supreme
Court of Tasmania" and substituting
"legal practitioner";
(b) by omitting "solicitor" second occurring
and substituting "legal practitioner".
30. Section 62 amended (Effect of agreements in certain
proceedings)
Section 62(1)(d) of the Principal Act is amended
as follows:
(a) by omitting "solicitor of the Supreme
Court of Tasmania" and substituting
"legal practitioner";
(b) by omitting "solicitor" second occurring
and substituting "legal practitioner".
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2006
Act No. of
Part 12 - Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994 Amended s. 31
PART 12 - SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND
PAWNBROKERS ACT 1994 AMENDED
31. Principal Act
In this Part, the Second-hand Dealers and
Pawnbrokers Act 1994* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
32. Section 9B inserted
After section 9A of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Division 3:
9B. Protection from liability
No liability attaches to the Crown, the
Commissioner of Police or a police
officer in respect of the failure of the
Commissioner of Police or police officer
to inform a second-hand dealer or
pawnbroker who has given notice under
section 9A(1) of the receipt of prescribed
second-hand goods that those goods are
or may be goods that have been reported
to the Commissioner of Police as stolen.
*No. 95 of 1994
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Act No. of
s. 33 Part 12 - Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994 Amended
33. Section 11 amended (Duty to retain goods for 7
days)
Section 11(3) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting "other than prescribed second-hand
goods" after "second-hand goods".
34. Section 14 amended (Redemption of pledges)
Section 14(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "6" and substituting "3".
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Act No. of
Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended s. 35
PART 13 - SENTENCING ACT 1997 AMENDED
35. Principal Act
In this Part, the Sentencing Act 1997* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
36. Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "DCS":
"detention period" has the same
meaning as in the Youth Justice
Act 1997;
(b) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "driving disqualification
order":
"earliest release date" has the same
meaning as in the Youth Justice
Act 1997;
(c) by omitting "section 67(1) of the
Corrections Act 1997" from paragraph
(c) of the definition of "non-parole
period" and substituting "section 68 of
the Corrections Act 1997".
*No. 59 of 1997
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Act No. of
s. 37 Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended
37. Section 15 amended (Custodial sentence: whether
concurrent or cumulative)
Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) "or
detention period" after "sentence of
imprisonment";
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (1):
(1A) If a court -
(a) sentences an offender to a
term of imprisonment and
the offender is already
serving or liable to serve a
detention period; and
(b) determines that the
sentence of imprisonment
ought not to be served
concurrently with the
uncompleted detention
period -
the court may order that the
sentence of imprisonment
commence on the earliest release
date in respect of the detention
period.
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Act No. of
Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended s. 38
38. Section 36 amended (Breach of community service
order)
Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsections (4), (5) and (6) and
substituting the following subsections:
(4) If, on the hearing of the complaint, the
court is satisfied by evidence on oath or
otherwise that the offender has
committed an offence under
subsection (1), the court may do either of
the following:
(a) if the community service order
was made by the Supreme Court
and the court considers the breach
to be a serious one, commit the
offender to custody or release the
offender on bail, with or without
sureties, to be brought or to
appear before the Supreme Court
to be dealt with under
subsection (5) or (6) or under
both subsections (5) and (6);
(b) if the community service order
was made by a court of petty
sessions, or was made by the
Supreme Court and the court does
not consider the breach to be a
serious one, deal with the
offender under subsection (5) or
(6) or under both subsections (5)
and (6).
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s. 38 Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended
(5) The court or the Supreme Court, if the
offender is committed to the Supreme
Court under subsection (4)(a), may do
either or both of the following:
(a) impose a fine not exceeding 10
penalty units;
(b) impose a term of imprisonment
not exceeding 3 months.
(6) In addition to or instead of exercising its
power under subsection (5), the court or
the Supreme Court, if the offender is
committed to the Supreme Court under
subsection (4)(a), may -
(a) confirm the order as originally
made; or
(b) increase the number of hours of
community service that the
offender is required to perform
under the order; or
(c) cancel the order and deal with the
offender for the offence or
offences in respect of which it
was made in any manner in which
the court could deal with the
offender had it just found the
offender guilty of that offence or
those offences; or
(d) cancel the order and, if it
considers it appropriate, any other
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Act No. of
Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended s. 39
order made by the court in respect
of the offence in respect of which
the community service order was
made, and deal with the offender
for that offence in any manner in
which the court could deal with
the offender had it just found the
offender guilty of that offence.
39. Section 42 amended (Breach of probation order)
Section 42 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsections (4), (5) and (6) and
substituting the following subsections:
(4) If, on the hearing of the complaint, the
court is satisfied by evidence on oath or
otherwise that the offender has
committed an offence under
subsection (1), the court may do either of
the following:
(a) if the probation order was made
by the Supreme Court and the
court considers the breach to be a
serious one, commit the offender
to custody or release the offender
on bail, with or without sureties,
to be brought or to appear before
the Supreme Court to be dealt
with under subsection (5) or (6)
or under both subsections (5) and
(6);
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(b) if the probation order was made
by a court of petty sessions, or
was made by the Supreme Court
and the court does not consider
the breach to be a serious one,
deal with the offender under
subsection (5) or (6) or under
both subsections (5) and (6).
(5) The court or the Supreme Court, if the
offender is committed to the Supreme
Court under subsection (4)(a), may do
either or both of the following:
(a) impose a fine not exceeding 10
penalty units;
(b) impose a term of imprisonment
not exceeding 3 months.
(6) In addition to or instead of exercising its
power under subsection (5), the court or
the Supreme Court, if the offender is
committed to the Supreme Court under
subsection (4)(a), may -
(a) confirm the order as originally
made; or
(b) increase the period during which
the order has effect; or
(c) vary the special conditions to
which the order is subject; or
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Part 13 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended s. 39
(d) cancel the order and deal with the
offender for the offence or
offences in respect of which it
was made in any manner in which
the court could deal with the
offender had it just found the
offender guilty of that offence or
those offences; or
(e) cancel the order and, if it
considers it appropriate, any other
order made by the court in respect
of the offence in respect of which
the probation order was made,
and deal with the offender for that
offence in any manner in which
the court could deal with the
offender had it just found the
offender guilty of that offence.
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Act No. of
s. 40 Part 14 - Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 Amended
PART 14 - SUPREME COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE
ACT 1932 AMENDED
40. Principal Act
In this Part, the Supreme Court Civil Procedure
Act 1932* is referred to as the Principal Act.
41. Section 197 amended (Power of judges to make
Rules of Court)
Section 197(1) of the Principal Act is amended
as follows:
(a) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (c):
(ca) Authorising and providing for
discovery -
(i) to ascertain the
description of a person
sufficiently for the
purpose of commencing a
proceeding in court
against that person; or
(ii) to enable a decision to be
made whether to
commence, continue or
*No. 58 of 1932
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defend a proceeding in the
court; or
(iii) to enable a party to a
proceeding in the court to
obtain information in
relation to that proceeding
from a person who is not
a party;
(b) by omitting subparagraph (i) from
paragraph (f).
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Act No. of
s. 42 Part 15 - Youth Justice Act 1997 Amended
PART 15 - YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1997 AMENDED
42. Principal Act
In this Part, the Youth Justice Act 1997* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
43. Section 89 amended (Period of custody on remand
to be treated as detention on sentence)
Section 89(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "pending the determination of the
proceedings for" and substituting "in relation to
proceedings for or arising from".
*No. 81 of 1997
36 Government Printer, Tasmania