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TASMANIA
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PENALTY UNITS AND OTHER PENALTIES
AMENDMENT BILL 2011
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 4A amended (Indexation of penalty units)
5. Repeal of Act
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PENALTY UNITS AND OTHER PENALTIES
AMENDMENT BILL 2011
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
P. R. ALCOCK, Clerk of the House
17 November 2011
(Brought in by the Minister for Justice, the Honourable Brian
Neal Wightman)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act
1987
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:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Penalty Units and
Other Penalties Amendment Act 2011.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Penalty Units and Other
Penalties Act 1987* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
4. Section 4A amended (Indexation of penalty units)
Section 4A of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (4):
(4A) An order under subsection (3) is a
statutory rule.
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (7):
(7A) Notwithstanding subsections (3)
and (4) -
(a) the value of a penalty unit
for the financial year
commencing on
1 July 2010 is taken to be
and to have always been
$130; and
(b) the value of a penalty unit
for the financial year
commencing on
1 July 2011 is taken to be
*No. 13 of 1987
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and to have always been
$130.
5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from
the day on which it commences.
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