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CLAUSE NOTES Penalty Units and Other Penalties Amendment Bill 2015 Clause 1: provides the short title for the Act. Clause 2: provides that the Act will commence on the Royal Assent. Clause 3: confirms that a reference to the Principal Act is a reference to the Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987. Clause 4: amends section 4 of the Principal Act in relation to the value of the multiplier for a penalty unit. Clause 5: repeals and replaces section 4A of the Principal Act in order to amend the indexation and value of a penalty unit. Clause 6: provides transitional provisions. Clause 7: is a standard clause in all amending legislation which automatically repeals the amending legislation after the Act commences. The provisions that the amending legislation inserts into the Principle Act still remain in force after the repeal of the Amending Act. Page 1 of 1