2010

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL

                                    					  SERIAL NO. 140

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL (No. 2) 2010

GENERAL OUTLINE

The purpose of the Bill is to make minor revisions and corrections to the laws of the Northern Territory in ways that do not reflect substantive changes in policy. 

Amendments have been made to various Acts and Regulations to correct typographical or similar omissions, to make them consistent with other Acts, to clarify provisions of Acts, to simplify or improve the operation of Acts or other minor but necessary changes. 

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1.	Short title

This is a formal clause which provides that the Act when passed may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2010. 

Clause 2.	Commencement 

This is a formal clause which provides that the Bill commences on the date fixed by the Administrator by Gazette notice. 

Clause 3.	Laws amended 

This a formal clause which provides that the Schedule amends the Acts mentioned in it.

Schedule 	Laws amended 

Bail Act

Part 1 is amended by inserting the word ‘matters’ after Preliminary. Similarly, Part VIII, heading, is amended by inserting the word ‘matters’ at the end to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting ‘unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting the whole definitions of ‘adult’, ‘authorized member’ and ‘magistrate’. This reflects the inclusion of the definitions of ‘adult’ and ‘magistrate’ in the Interpretation Act and the adoption of a new definition of ‘authorised member’. 

Section 3(1) inserts a new definition of ‘authorised member’ which is defined as ‘in relation to a person in custody, means a police officer who may under Part III, grant bail to the person’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1) definition of bail is amended by omitting the North American ‘authorization’ and substituting it with the Australian ‘authorisation’. 

Sections 3(1) definition of justice, 16(2), 16(5), 20(2), 36(1)(a), 38(1) and 52(2) are amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting it with ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(1) definitions of appeal, conviction and court, 3(2), 6(c)(i), 6(f), 7(1), 8(2)(a), 10(1)(b), 15(ba), 17(a), 23A(b), 24(1), 26, 27(2), 27(3), 29(a), 29(c), 31(1), 33(1), 33(3), 33(5), 36(5), 36(7), 40(1), 42(3), 47(1), 47(4) and 53(2) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(1) is amended by omitting the phrase ‘or not he has attained the age of 18 years’ and by substituting ‘the person is an adult or child’ to reflect current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 6(a) is amended by omitting the phrase ‘his being charged with the offence and his’ and by substituting ‘the accused person being charged with the offence and the accused person’s’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 6(b), 6(e), 6(f), 27(2), 31(2), 31(6) and 36(7) are amended by omitting ‘his’ or ‘he’ and substituting it with ‘the accused person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 6(c)(ii) is amended by omitting ‘he is’ and by substituting ‘being’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 6(ca) is amended by omitting ‘an accused’ and substituting ‘the accused person’, omitting ‘his trial’ and substituting ‘the accused person’s trial’ and omitting ‘his being’ and substituting ‘the accused person being’ to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 6(f) is amended by omitting ‘a person’ and by substituting ‘the accused person’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 7(1), 7(2), 10(1), 10(2), 37 and 40(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 7(1) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and by substituting ‘the bail’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 7A(1)(d) is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and by substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(2)(a) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and by substituting ‘(a) an authorised member or court is satisfied refusing bail is justified having considered the matters mentioned in section 24; or’ to reflect the current drafting style and to update the use of conjunctions. 

Section 8(3) is amended by omitting all words from ‘notwithstanding’ to ‘he is not’ and by substituting the words ‘even if the accused person is in custody for some other offence or reason for which the accused person is not’ to remove gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 8(4)(b), 17(a), 24(1), 24(2), 25(3), 26(b), 27(2)(a), 27(3), 29, 33(2), 33(3), 33(5), 33(5)(b), 46, 47(2)(a) and 52 (heading) are amended by omitting the North American ‘authorized’ and substituting it with the Australian ‘authorised’. 

Sections 9(2) and 11 are amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(1) is amended by omitting ‘deemed’ and substituting it with ‘taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 11 is amended by omitting ‘is deemed’ and substituting it with ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 11, 15, 24(2), 27(3), 40(6), 40(8) and 53(2)(f) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 13 is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting it with ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 13 is further amended by omitting ‘be deemed’ and substituting it with ‘taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 14(1) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that he’ and substituting it with ‘even if the accused person’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology.  

Section 15 is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘are taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(b) is amended by omitting ‘his’ to amend gender-biased terminology.  

Section 15(ba) is amended by omitting ‘and’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(c) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting it with ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16(2) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting it with ‘the officer’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 16(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘Division 6 of Part VII’ and substituting it with ‘Part VII, Division 6’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 16(2)(a), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(b), 33(1)(b, 38(1) and 39 are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 16(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘any other person of his’ and substituting it with ‘someone of the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 16(3), 18 and 33(1) are amended by substituting ‘authorized member shall’ and substituting ‘authorised member must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16(4) is amended by omitting ‘member referred to’ and substituting ‘police officer mentioned’, and omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the officer’ to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 17(a), 17(c), 19(2), 22, 23A, 25(1), 27(3), 27(3A), 27(3B), 27(5), 30(1), 30(2), 30(3), 31(2), 31(3), 34(a), 34(b), 36(2), 40(3), 41(1), 41(2) and 42(3), are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 18 is amended by omitting ‘Division 3 of Part V’ and substituting ‘Part V, Division 3’, and by omitting ‘shall arrange’ and substituting ‘must arrange’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 19(4), 23A and 25(3) are amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 20(1)(a) and 20(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the magistrate or justice’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 20(1)(b) is amended by omitting ‘Division 2 of Part VI’ and substituting ‘Part VI, Division 2’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21 is amended by inserting ‘accused of an offence’ after ‘a person’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 21 is further amended by omitting all words after ‘Supreme’ and inserting:

	Court following:

(a)	the person’s committal for trial or sentence in connection with the offence; or 
(b)	the person being brought up by a writ of habeas corpus in connection with the offence as mentioned in section 15(c). 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 23(1) and 31(4) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 24(1) is amended by omitting ‘authorized member or a court shall’ and substituting ‘authorised member or a court must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 24(1)(b), 25(1), 25(3), 27(4), 31(1), 36(5), 38(3), 44(2), 45(2) and 45(3) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 25(3), 38(1) and 39 are amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 25(5), 27(2), 30(2), 30(3) and 40(1) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 27(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the acceptable person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 31(1), 31(3) and 31(4) are amended by omitting ‘his liability’ and substituting ‘liability under the agreement’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 31(1)(b) is amended by omitting all words ‘authorized’ to ‘appearance,’ and substituting ‘authorised member – to the court of appearance;’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 31(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 31(3) is amended by omitting ‘thereby’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 31(6) is amended by omitting ‘section, court of appearance’ and substituting ‘section: court of appearance’ in accordance with current drafting style. 

Sections 33(2) and 52(1) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and ‘him’, respectively, and substituting ‘the member’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 33(4) is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force that he’ and substituting ‘police officer that the person’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 33(5)(a) is amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the applicant’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 33(5) is amended by omitting ‘his discretion’ and substituting ‘the discretion of the magistrate or justice’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 33(5) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the magistrate or justice’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 34(a) and 34(b) are amended by inserting ‘or herself’ after ‘himself’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 36(3) and 47(4)(b) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 36(7)(c) and 40(1)(a) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the accused person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology.  

Section 36(7)(c) is amended by omitting ‘he or his’ and substituting ‘the accused person or’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 37 and 40(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 37 is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 37 is further amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 38(1) and 38(1)(b)(ii) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 38(1), 38(3)(a) and 38(3)(b) are amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 38(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘him on his’ and substituting ‘the person on the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 38(2)(b) is amended by omitting all words from ‘his’ to ‘him’ and substituting ‘the person’s original bail and otherwise deal with the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 38(3)(b) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘despite’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 40(1), 40(2)(b), 42(4) and 52A(3) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 40(1) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 41(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘does’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 42(1) and 42(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall forthwith’ and substituting ‘must immediately’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 47(1) and 47(3)(b) are amended by omitting ‘shall be prima facie’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47(2) is amended by omitting ‘for the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47(3)(a) is amended by omitting ‘representing him’ and substituting ‘representing the accused person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. Section 47(3)(a) is further amended by omitting ‘authorized by him’ and substituting ‘authorised by the Director’ to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 47(4) is amended by omitting the North American ‘an authorized member’ and substituting the Australian ‘an authorised member’. 

Section 47(4)(a) is amended by omitting all words from ‘the words’ to ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘the words ‘authorised member’ or ‘authorized member’ after a signature is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47(4)(c) is amended by omitting all words from ‘the words’ to ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘the words ‘authorised by the Director of Public Prosecutions’ or ‘authorized by the Director of Public Prosecutions’ after a signature is’ to reflect the current drafting style. This section deliberately includes ‘authorised’ and ‘authorized’ to encapsulate all references to these terms in documents other than legislation. 

Section 47(4)(c) is further amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘been authorized’ and substituting the Australian ‘been authorised’. 

Section 48 is amended by omitting ‘by virtue of his’ and substituting ‘because of’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 52(1) is amended by omitting ‘authorized member contravenes or fails to comply with’ and substitutes ‘authorised member contravenes’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 52(1) is further amended by omitting ‘the failure’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 52(2) is amended by omitting ‘, or failure to comply with,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 52A(1), definition of accused person, paragraph (a) is amended by omitting ‘Division 2 or 4 of Part IIA’ and substituting ‘Part IIA, Division 2 or 4’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 53(1) is amended by omitting all words from ‘not’ to ‘effect to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 53(2) is amended by omitting all words from ‘Without’ to ‘to’ and substituting ‘The Regulations may provide for any of the following:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act

Parts 1 and 9 are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3 definitions of disposal and prohibited name, 4, 10(2)(b), 11(3), 12(6), 19(1), 19(2), 20(3)(a), 23(1), 24(1), 24(2), 26(1), 28A definition of recognition certificate, 28B(1), 28B(2), 32(3), 36(1), 36(3), 39(1), 41(2), 42(4), 42(5), 42(6), 42(7), 46(1), 50(a) and 51(3) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 4 is amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definition of authorised celebrant, is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definition of disposal, is amended by omitting ‘means’ and substituting ‘means any of the following’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definition of registrable information, is amended by omitting ‘shall or’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(1), 10(2), 11(4), 12(1), 12(2), 12(3), 12(4), 12(5), 13(1), 15(1), 16(1), 16(2), 19(2), 20(1), 20(3), 20(4), 23(2), 23(3), 24(3), 25(1), 27(2), 27(3), 28, 28G, 29, 32(1), 32(2), 34(1), 34(3), 35(1), 35(3), 36(1), 36(2), 36(3), 37(3), 38(1), 38(2), 38(4), 40(2), 41(2), 41(3), 42(2), 42(4), 43, 45(1), 45(2), 50, 51(1) and 51(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 6(a) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of this Act;’ and substituting ‘this Act; and’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(1) is amended by omitting ‘(1)’ to reflect the removal of sections 8(2) and 8(3). 
Sections 8(2) and 8(3) are amended by omitting the whole sections to reflect the current drafting style.
Part 2, Division 2, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Documents’ and substituting ‘documents’ to reflect the current drafting style.  
Part 3, Division 1, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Births’ and substituting ‘births’ to reflect the current drafting style.  
Section 12(5) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 5’ to reflect the current drafting style.
Section 12(6) is amended by omitting ‘section, responsible’ and substituting ‘section: responsible’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Sections 12(6)(a) and 12(6)(b) are amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 12(6)(c) is amended by omitting ‘in other cases’ and substituting ‘for any other child’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 13, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Cases in which’ and substituting ‘When’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Sections 20(3), 20(3)(b), 25(3) and 42(6) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 25(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 28A, definition of sexual reassignment surgery, is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of assisting’ and substituting ‘to assist’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 28B, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Registrar’ and substituting ‘register’ to insert the correct reference to ‘register’. 
Sections 28E(2) and 47(7)(b) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 28F is amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 29, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Cases in which’ and substituting ‘When’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 30 is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Part 6, Division 1, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Cases where’ and substituting ‘When’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Sections 36 and 51, headings, is amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 
Section 53 is amended by omitting ‘Nothing in this Act shall be taken to affect’ and substituting ‘This Act does not affect’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 

Regulations 2, 3, 4, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 4A is amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 4B(e) is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ and omitting ‘Territory of the Commonwealth,’ and substituting ‘Territory,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 6(t) is amended by omitting ‘referred to in subparagraph (s)’ and substituting ‘mentioned in paragraph (s)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulations 13(b)(i) and 15(a) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Regulations 14 and 16, headings, are amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 14 is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 16(1) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 16(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed, for the purpose of the Act or these Regulations’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 

Part 1, Part 11, Division 1, Part 13, Division 3, and Part 14, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(a), 5(1) definitions of retail shop and retail shopping centre, 7(4)(b), 8(b), 10(1)(b), 11(2)(b), 15(1)(a), 18(1)(b), 18(3)(b), 23(4) definition of other expenses, 24(3)(b), 24(4), 38(1)(a), 39(d)(ii), 43(1)(a), 47(1)(f), 49(3)(b), 54(3)(b), 54(4), 59(a), 61(3)(b), 61(4), 66(2), 72(b), 77(1)(b), 79(2), 80(2), 84(a), 92(1), 92(2), 93(2), 102(1), 111(2), 112, 114(2)(b), 115(1)(a), 122(1) definition of rent, 128(a), 128(c) and 133(2)(a) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 5(1), 82(1) and 123 are amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(1), definition of assignor’s disclosure statement, 7(2)(a), 7(2)(b), 28(4)(a), 29(3), 30(1), 31(4), 32(3), 35(i), 40(h)(ii), 41(b), 41(d), 41(e), 43(1)(c), 43(2), 48(f), 49(2), 55(c)(i), 63(1)(a)(i), 64(3), 64(4), 83(2), 105(2), 105(3), 133(2), 141(2), 143(2) and 143(3) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. Similarly, section 102(1)(f) is amended by omitting ‘referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) (inclusive)’ and substituting ‘mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1) definition of Commissioner is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1) definition of conveyancing agent is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 5(2)(c)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1) is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘council means a council constituted under the Local Government Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(1), definitions of landlord’s disclosure statement, tenant’s disclosure statement and 82(1) definitions of retail tenancy claim and retail tenancy dispute are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1), definition of renewal, is amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1), definition of retail shop lease, is amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 6(d)(i), 6(d)(ii) and 6(d)(iv) are amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 7(3), 10(1), 16, 26(2), 29(1), 32(1), 38(2), 39(e), 47(2), 48(d), 49(5), 64(3), 63(4), 81, 83(2), 101, 114(6), 122(1) definition of rent, 138(1) and 138(3) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 11(2) is amended by omitting ‘is taken’ and substituting ‘is, for this Act, taken,’. Section 11(2) is further amended by omitting ‘the purposes of this Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 12(1) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 4(1)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(2) and 87(1) is amended by omitting ‘by notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘by Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 17(a) is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of making a lease’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 17, 19(1), 21(1), 24(1), 54(1) and 61(1), penalty provisions, are amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units’ to reflect the current drafting style and to reflect provisions in the Interpretation Act concerning penalties imposed on corporate bodies. 

Section 18(1) is amended by omitting ‘(the injured party)’ and substituting ‘(the injured party)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 32(5) is amended by omitting ‘For the purposes of’ and substituting ‘In’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 50(1)(e) is amended by omitting ‘(inclusive)’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 53(1)(c) is amended by omitting ‘that are referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 60(6) is amended by omitting ‘referred to in this section’ and substituting ‘mentioned in subsection (1) and (3)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 66(1), penalty provision, is amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 66(2)(e) is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of’ and substituting ‘to assist in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 75(5) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 79(2) and 80 are amended by omitting ‘to:’ and substituting ‘to the following:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 83(1) is amended by omitting ‘retail tenancy dispute’ and substituting ‘retail tenancy dispute’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 84, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ’84 Meaning of retail tenancy claim’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 84 is amended by omitting ‘retail tenancy claim’ and substituting ‘retail tenancy claim’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 86(3), 86(4) and 94(2) are amended by omitting ‘(if any)’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 89(5) is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of determining’ and substituting ‘to determine’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 100(2) and 108(4), penalty provisions, are amended by omitting the whole penalty provision, and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment’ to reflect the current drafting style and to reflect provisions in the Interpretation Act concerning penalties imposed on corporate bodies. 

Section 102(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of enabling’ and substituting ‘to enable’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 104(1)(b) is amended by omitting ‘referred to in section 105,’ and substituting ‘mentioned in section 105;’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 108(2) is amended by omitting ‘may:’ and substituting ‘may do any of the following:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 108(2)(c) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of the Evidence Act;’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 4 of the Evidence Act; or’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 108(2)(d) is amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of inspecting the contents; or’ and substituting ‘to inspect the contents;’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 112(e) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 5(1)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 114(4)(b) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 116(1) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 122(1) is amended by omitting ‘(1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:’ and substituting ‘In this Part:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 122(2) is amended by omitting ‘(2) For the purposes of this Part,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 126 is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 11A’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 135(a) is amended by omitting ‘a natural person’ and substituting ‘an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 135(b)(i) and 135(b)(ii) are amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 9’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Care and Protection of Children Act 

Section 195(2) is amended by omitting ‘Subsection (2)’ and substituting ‘Subsection (1)’ to correct a typographical error. 

Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 

Section 49 is amended by omitting ‘Penalty:’ and substituting ‘Maximum penalty:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Act 

Parts 1 and 15 are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of adult, is amended by omitting the whole definition to reflect the inclusion of the definition of ‘adult’ in the Interpretation Act. 

Section 3, definition of advertisement, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘advertisement means an advertisement as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of computer game, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘computer game means a computer game as defined in section 5A of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of contentious material, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘contentious material means contentious material as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of exempt computer game, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘exempt computer game means an exempt computer game as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of exempt film, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘exempt film means an exempt film as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of film, is amended by omitting the whole definition and inserting ‘film means a film as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of publication, is amended by omitting the whole definition and inserting ‘publication means a publication as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of publish, is amended by omitting the whole definition and inserting ‘publish means publish as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act’. 

Section 3, definition of Chairman, is amended by omitting all references to ‘Chairman’ and substituting ‘Chairperson’ to remove gender-biased terminology. 

Section 3, definition of Commonwealth Act, is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 3, definition of member, is amended by omitting ‘Chairman’ and substituting ‘Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology.  

Section 3, definition of submittable publication, is amended by omitting the whole definition and substituting ‘(a) a submittable publication as defined in section 5 of the Commonwealth Act; or (b) a publication called in by the National Director under section 90’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3A, 109(1), 111(3) and 122(2) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(b) is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4AA, Note, is amended by omitting ‘Note’ and substituting ‘Note for section 4AA’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4A(1) is amended by omitting ‘(1) The’ and substituting ‘The’ to reflect the removal of sections 4A(2) and 4A(3). 

Sections 4A(2) and 4A(3) are amended by omitting the whole subsection to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall consist’ and substituting ‘consists’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 8(1)(a), 8(1)(b) and 8(1)(c) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(1)(d) is amended by omitting ‘shall have’ and substituting ‘has’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 8(2) and 76(4) are amended by omitting ‘notice in the Gazette’ and ‘Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 9 (heading), 9(1), 9(2), 9(3), 9(4), 15(1) and 15(2) are amended by omitting ‘Chairman’ and substituting ‘Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 9(1), 9(2), 9(3), 11, 13(1), 13(2), 13(2)(a), 13(2)(b), 15(1), 15(2), 15(3)(c), 15(4), 17(2), 17(3), 25(3), 76(2), 90(2), 90(3), 92(2), 92(3), 93(2), 111(3), 112(2), 112(3), 112(4), 112(6)(a), 112(6)(b), 112(8) and 113 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style.
 
Section 9(2) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the Chairperson’s’ and omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 9(4) is amended by omitting ‘Where’ and substituting ‘If’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 9(4) is further amended by omitting ‘he shall’ and substituting ‘he or she must’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 10, 11(b), 111(2)(b) and112(2)(c) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 10 is further amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the member’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 11 is amended by omitting ‘where’ and substituting ‘if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 11(b) is amended by omitting ‘their benefit’ and substituting ‘the benefit of his or her creditors’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 13(2)(a),  is amended by omitting ‘he’ and inserting ‘he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 12(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall not’ and substituting ‘cannot’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 13(1) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the member’ and omitting ‘his knowledge’ and substituting ‘the member’s knowledge’ to amend gender-biased terminology. Section 13(1) is further amended by omitting ‘his interest’ and substituting ‘the interest’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 13(2)(b), 90(1)(b), 91(1)(b), 92(1)(b), 92(1A)(b), 93(1)(c), 94(1)(b), 95(1)(c), 112(6)(a)(ii), 115(e) and 119(a) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 14 is amended by omitting ‘him in his’ and substituting ‘the member in his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 15(3)(b) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘must be’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 15(3)(b) is further amended by omitting all words from ‘meeting’ to ‘casting’ and substituting ‘meeting, in addition to his or her deliberative vote, has a casting’, to amend gender-biased terminology and to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 16(1), 17(3) and 25(4) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall apply’ and substituting ‘applies’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16(2) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act for the purposes of’ and substituting ‘for’, and omitting ‘notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17(3) is amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the Minister’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 25 heading is amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 25(1) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the Minister’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 25(4) is amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ and omitting ‘shall have’ and substituting ‘has’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 75, definition of restricted material, are amended by omitting ‘by reason’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 109(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘is to’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 110, 111(2) and 112(2) are amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 110 is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the officer’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 110(a) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 111(1) is amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’, and omitting ‘member of the Police Force shall’ and substituting ‘police officer must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 111(1) and 111(3) are amended by omitting ‘his’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 111(1), 112(2)(b) and 112(2)(c) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 111(2) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of section 110 shall’ and substituting ‘section 110 must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 111(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘he has’ and substituting ‘the person has’, and omitting ‘he may’ and substituting ‘he or she may’ to remove gender-biased language. Section 111(2)(a) is further amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 119(b) is amended by omitting ‘him by post addressed to him at his’ and substituting ‘the person by post addressed to the person at his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 119(c) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 120(2)(a)(i) is amended by omitting ‘a natural person’ and substituting ‘an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 122(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 122(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Regulations  

Regulations 7 and 8 are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 7 is further amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 

Part 1 and Part 2, Division 3, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definitions of commercial agent, harassing tactics and inquiry agent, 4(1), 7(2)(a), 7(4)(a), 7(4)(b), 10(b), 11(1), 11(2)(a), 12(1), 12(2)(a), 17B(f), 17C(1)(b), 17C(2)(a), 17C(7)(b), 17E(2)(j), 17F(1)(b), 17G(2), 17K(1)(c), 17L(3), 17M(2), 19(a), 26(4)(a), 28(1)(b), 28A(3)(a) and 46A(2) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 3(1) definition of harassing tactics, 4(1)(b) to (g), 21(1), 26(2)(b) and 42(b) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 3(1), definition of harassing tactics, is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the debtor’ and omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the debtor’ to amend gender-biased terminology.  

Section 3(1) definition of commissioner is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 4(1) of’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Section 3(1), definition of licence, is amended by omitting ‘Division 2 of Part 2’ and substituting ‘Part 2, Division 2’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(1), definition of licence period, 12(2), 17L(3)(d), 17P(4) and 18(2) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition Registrar, is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 3 of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘does’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(1)(a) is amended by omitting the whole subparagraph and substituting:

(a)	a police officer or member of the Australian Federal Police acting in accordance with his or her duties; or 

to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 6 is amended by omitting ‘or fail to comply with’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 7(4)(d), 17E(2)(f) and 17G(1) are amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 11, heading, is amended by omitting ‘natural person’ and substituting ‘individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 11(1), 17E(1)(a), 17E(1)(b) and 17E(2)(e) are amended by omitting ‘a natural person’ and substituting ‘an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 11(1)(e) and 12(1)(d) are amended by omitting ‘, if any’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 12(3) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and substituting: 

	(3) In this section: 
associate, see Part 1.2, Division 2 of the Corporations Act 2001. 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16(3) is amended by omitting ‘the submissions of the applicant (if any)’ and substituting ‘the applicant’s submissions’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17B(e) is amended by omitting ‘a person who is a natural person’ and substituting ‘an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17B(f) is amended by omitting ‘a person who is a’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17C(3) is amended by omitting ‘the submissions of the agent (if any)’ and substituting ‘the agent’s submissions’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17E(1)(b) is amended by omitting ‘another natural person’ and substituting ‘another individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17E(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 17P(1) and 17P(2) is amended by omitting ‘(if any)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 18(1), 18(3), 23(1), 23(2), 23(4), 25(1), 25(2), 26(1), 26(4), 29(2), 30(3), 31(2), 32, 39(1), 42 and 43(a) are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 18(1) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the agent’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 18(2) is amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 18(2), 29(3) and 33A(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall not be’ and substituting ‘is not’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 18(3) and 23(4) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 18(4), 20(2), 21(1), 22(1), 23(4), 31(1), 31(3) and 33(1) are amended by omitting ‘Where’ and substituting ‘If’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 18(4) is amended by omitting ‘or,’ and substituting ‘, or’ and omitting ‘he shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed’ and substituting ‘the agent or bailiff is taken’, respectively, to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 19, 27(2) and 29(7) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 19(a) is amended by omitting ‘$2,000’ and substituting ‘$2 000’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 19(a) and 19(b) are amended by omitting ‘where’ and substituting ‘if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 19(b) is amended by omitting ‘$1,500’ and substituting ‘$1 500’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 19(c), 21(1) and 21(2) are amended by omitting ‘$1,000’ and substituting ‘$1 000’ to reflect the current drafting style.   

Section 20(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall furnish’ and substituting ‘must provide’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 20(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall not be licensed for the purpose of this Act’ and substituting ‘is taken not to be licensed’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21(1) is amended by omitting ‘he shall’ and substituting ‘the agent must’ to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 21(2), 22(1) and 42(b) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the agent’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 21(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall lapse’ and substituting ‘lapses’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 22(1) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the agent’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 22(2) is amended by omitting ‘where it’ and substituting ‘if the Commissioner’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall pay into his’ and substituting ‘must pay into the agent’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 23(5) is amended by omitting ‘No moneys shall’ and substituting ‘Money must not’, and omitting ‘those moneys’ and substituting ‘the money’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 24(1) and 33(1) are amended by omitting ‘shall not be’ and substituting ‘are not’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 24(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall not be construed as preventing’ and substituting ‘does not prevent’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 25(1) is amended by omitting ‘him in his’ and substituting ‘the agent in his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 25(2) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. Further, section 25(2) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the agent’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 26(1) is amended by omitting ‘member of the Northern Territory Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 26(1) is further amended by omitting the North American ‘duly authorized’ and substituting the Australian spelling of ‘authorised’. 

Sections 26(2), 26(3) and 43(a) are amended by omitting ‘a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(2) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 26(2) is further amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘so authorized’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorised’, and omitting ‘where’ and substituting ‘if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘furnish’ and substituting ‘provide’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 26(2)(b) is further amended by omitting ‘, or failure to comply with,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(3) is amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorized’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorised’. 

Sections 26(4)(c), 32, 33(1) and 33(5) are amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘him or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 28(2) is amended by omitting ‘referred to in subsection (1)(a)’ and substituting ‘mentioned in subsection (1)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 29(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall admit’ and substituting ‘must admit’, and omitting ‘shall lie’ and substituting ‘lies’, respectively, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 29(5) is amended by omitting ‘shall make pro rata payments forthwith to the claimants and shall’ and substituting ‘must make pro rata payments to the claimants and must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 30(2) is amended by omitting ‘him shall’ and substituting ‘the bailiff must’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 33(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. Further, section 33(1) is amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘him or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 33A(1) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 33A(1A) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘must be’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 33A(1A) is further amended by omitting ‘shall, subject to the approval of a Registrar, be’ and substituting ‘, subject to the approval of a Registrar, is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 39(1) and 40 are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 40 is amended by omitting ‘No person shall be’ and substituting ‘A person is not’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 40 is further amended by omitting ‘him’ and ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased language. 

Section 42(a) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue of his licence he’ and substituting ‘because of his or her licence the agent’ and omitting ‘he could’ and substituting ‘the agent could’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 43(a) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the commercial agent’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 45 is amended by omitting ‘shall affect’ and substituting ‘affects’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘are’, and omitting ‘where’ and substituting ‘if’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 46(2) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the officer’, and omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the officer’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 46A(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘in the case of a natural person’ and substituting ‘for an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46A(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘or failed to comply with’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46B, heading, is amended by omitting ‘,&c,’ and substituting ‘etc.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47 is amended by omitting all words after ‘regulations’ and substituting ‘under this Act.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Regulations 

Part 1, heading, is amended by inserting ‘matters’ at the end to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 4(1) is amended by omitting ‘A natural person’ and substituting ‘An individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulations 5(1), 6(1), 6(2), 7(2)(b), 8(1)(a), 8(1)(b), 9(3)(a), 10(1)(b), 13(a), 15(1)(a), 15(1)(b), 15(1)(c), 15(1)(d) and 15(1)(e) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Regulations 11, 12, 14(1), 14(2), 15(1) and 16(1) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulations 13(a), 13(b), 13(c), 15(1)(a), 15(1)(b), 15(1)(c), 15(1)(d) and 15(1)(e)  are amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulation 15(2) is amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Regulations 16(1)(a) and 16(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘column 1 of Schedule 2’ and substituting ‘Schedule 2, column 1’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Community Justice Centre Act 

Sections 5 and 18(1) are amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definitions of Centre employee and dispute, are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5, definitions of Director and purposes of the Centre, 18(1), definition of lodgement fee, 20(2), 20(7)(a), 36(3)(e)(ii) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definition of parties, is amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 12(2), penalty provision, is amended by omitting the whole penalty provision, and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17(1)(a) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of the’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 57A of the’, and by omitting ‘within the meaning of that Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 17(1)(a) is further amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of that Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 18(2) is amended by omitting ‘Unless the contrary intention appears, the’ and substituting ‘The’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(3) is amended by omitting ‘notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 36(4) and 37(3), penalty provision, are amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 38(2)(d) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of Part 4’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 18(1)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Act 

Section 2(2) is amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(1) is amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(1), definition of personal representative, and 10(4)(f) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 4(2) and 4(3) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(2)(c), 4(2)(d), 4(3)(d), 7(2), 10(3)(e), 10(5) and 11(1) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 4(3)(b), 4(3)(d), 8(2), 10(2), 10(5), 11(1), 12(2), 13(2), 14  and 16 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall, unless the contrary intention appears,’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 7(1) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(2) is amended by omitting ‘by reason of his’ and substituting ‘because of his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 10(3), 10(4) and 15(1)(b) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(4)(c)(i) is amended by omitting ‘in lieu’ and substituting ‘instead’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(5) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance’ and substituting ‘as a result’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 12(2) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act 

Part 1, heading, is amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(2)(a), 4 (definition of civil works), 6(1), 7(1), 8(a), 9(2)(a), 28(1), 28(2), 29(2), 30(1), 31(1), 33(1), 34(2), 34(3), 38(1), 44(2), 50(4), 50(5), 56(1), 62(1), Schedule Clause 5(1), Schedule Clause 5(2), Schedule Clause 6(3) and Schedule Clause 9(1) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4 is amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definitions of contractor, construction contract, construction work and payment dispute, are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definitions of goods, on-site services and professional services, are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4 (definition of registered adjudicator) and Schedule, clause 9(4) (definition of insolvent) are amended by omitting ‘a natural person’ and substituting ‘an individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4, definition of working day, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘, as defined in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 9(5) is amended by omitting ‘Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 25 and Schedule, heading, are amended by omitting ‘(inclusive)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46(9) is amended by omitting ‘first-mentioned’ and substituting ‘first’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 49(2) is amended by omitting ‘notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 50(1) and 50(5)(c) are amended by omitting ‘an employee within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act’ and substituting ‘a public sector employee’ to reflect the inclusion of the definition in the Interpretation Act. 

Section 52(1) is amended by omitting ‘A natural person’ and substituting ‘An individual’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Schedule, clause 9(4)(a), definition of insolvent, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 9’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Schedule, clause 9(4)(b), definition of insolvent, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 9’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Coroners Act 

Part 1 and Part 7, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of Chief Executive Officer, is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 3(1) of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of person held in care and person held in custody, are amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3 (definition of reportable death), 6(3), 11(2), 12(1) (definition of person held in custody), 12(1A)(b), 16(2), 17(2), 19(3), 21(3), 33(3), 34(4) and 44A(1) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3, definition of senior next of kin, is amended by omitting ‘inclusive’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Part 2, heading, is amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(1) and 4(3) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(3), 6(4), 11(1), 12(2), 12(3), 12(4), 12(5), 13(1), 13(2), 14(2), 16(1), 17(2), 19(3), 19(4), 21(2), 22, 23(1), 23(2), 24(2), 24(3), 26(1)(a), 26(2), 29, 31, 32(2), 32(2), 33(4), 34(1)(a), 34(1)(b), 34(3), 34(4), 35(3), 36(2), 37, 41(2)(b), 41(3), 42(1), 42(2), 42(3), 42(4)(a), 43(2), 45(1), 46 and 47(2)(g) are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(1) is amended by omitting (1) to reflect the removal of sections 8(2) and 8(3).  

Sections 8(2) and 8(3) are amended by omitting the whole subsections to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 11 and 19, headings, are amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ and substituting ‘etc.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(1) (definition of person held in care) and 33(3) are amended by omitting ‘pursuant to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(1) (definition of person held in custody), is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force;’ and substituting ‘police officer;’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(1) (definition of person held in custody), is amended by omitting ‘a prison officer within the meaning’ and substituting ‘an officer as defined in section 5’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(1) (definitions of person held in custody and reportable death), 16(1)(c)(ii), 38(1)(b) and 44A(1)(b) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 12(2) is amended by omitting ‘to a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 13(2), 19(2), 19(3), 25(1), 31, 33(2) and 36(1) are amended by omitting ‘a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 14(3) is amended by omitting ‘another State or Territory, of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘a State or another Territory’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(3) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 17, heading, is amended by omitting all words after ‘of’ and substituting ‘body pending certificate permitting disposal’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘may’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 25(2) and 33(3) are amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force shall’ and substituting ‘police officer must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 33, heading, is amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ and substituting ‘for disaster’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 34(4) is amended by omitting ‘, within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 4’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 43(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall order’ and substituting ‘must order’, and omitting ‘shall not’ and substituting ‘not’, respectively, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46B(4)(b) is amended by omitting ‘(if any)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47(2)(j) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 49 is amended by omitting ‘shall’. Section 49 is further amended by omitting ‘be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken, respectively, to reflect the current drafting style.

Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 

Part 1 and Part 13, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(2), and 5 (definition of corresponding law) are amended by omitting ‘or a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘, a State or another Territory’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5 is amended by omitting ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5, 7(2)(c)(i), 8(2)(a), 9(2)(a), 10(1)(a)(ii), 10(1)(a), 10(4), 10(5), 11(1)(a), 11(2), 12(1), 12(6)(b), 12(8), 13(a), 21(1)(a), 21(7)(a), 25(3)(a), 23(6)(a), 27, 29(2)(a), 29(5), 29(3)(a), 31(1), 31(2), 39(1)(a), 40(1)(b), 44(1)(a), 44(2)(b)(ii), 47(5)(b)(i), 50(4), 52(4), 52(5), 53(1)(a), 63(1), 63(5)(b), 64(1)(a), 64(5)(b), 66(1)(b), 66(2), 66(3), 69(2), 71(4), 74(2), 75(1), 77(1), 78(1), 78(2), 81(4), 82(a), 93(b), 94(1)(b), 121(1), 121(2), 121(5), 123(5), 123(6)(a), 123(6)(c), 127(5)(a), 127(5)(c), 127(6)(a), 127(6)(c), 131(2)(a), 131(4), 131(2)(c), 131(4)(b), 136(2), 139(1), 139(2)(b), 139(2)(d), 140(a), 148(2), 149(a), 150(4)(a), 150(4)(b), 152(b), 154(2)(b), 154(4)(b), 154(5)(a), 157(3)(a), 157(3)(b), 157(4)(b), 159(b), 161(1)(a), 161(2)(a), 162(a), 162(b) and 166(2) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 5(b), definition of corporation, is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting:

(b) a corporation as defined in section 57A of the Corporations Act 2001; and 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5, definitions of crime-derived, crime-used, criminal use deal, lawfully acquired and liable to forfeiture under this Act, are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘see’ to reflect the current drafting style.
 
Sections 5, definitions of criminal benefit, declared drug trafficker, forfeiture offence, innocent party, property-tracking document, statutory restrictions notice, unexplained wealth and wealth, are amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definition of dangerous drug, is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 3(1) of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definition of financial institution, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definitions of instrument, are amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘see section 4 of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definitions of interstate forfeiture order and interstate restraining order, are amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definitions of land register and statutory charge, are amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 4 of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definition of prohibited plant, is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 3(1) of’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 5, definition of property, 14(1)(g), 18(2)(d), 46(2), 47(5), 49(4), 53(1)(b), 53(2)(b), 75(2), 81(2)(b), 92(2), 95(3)(b), 112(3), 116(2), 123(5)(b), 126(3)(b), 130(3)(b) and 145 are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 6, 6(b), 7(1), 8(2), 8(3), 9(1), 10(4), 12(7), 14(1), 21(4), 24(1)(d), 27, 63(2), 64(2), 68(1), 74(1), 79, 84, 85(1), 121(3), 134, 139(1), 139(2), 142, 150(3), 151, 160, 161(1) and 161(2)  are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 11(1) is amended by omitting all words from ‘the purposes’ to ‘if:’ and substituting ‘this Act, property is crime-used if:’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Sections 13, 14(1), 23(2)(a), 23(2)(b), 24(1), 24(2), 24(3), 25(2), 25(3)(a), 25(3)(c), 26(1), 29(1), 29(2)(a), 29(2)(b), 31(1)(a), 32(1)(a), 32(2)(b), 32(6), 33(1), 33(2), 33(3), 33(4), 33(5), 34(1), 34(5), 35(1), 35(2), 36(1), 37, 38, 39(1), 39(2), 39(3), 40(1), 41(1), 43(1), 55(2)(b), 95(1), 164(1) and 164(2) are amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21(2) is amended by omitting all words from ‘penalty’ and substituting ‘penalty of 1 000 penalty units or an amount equal to the value of the property, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for 5 years.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21(3), penalty provision, is amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years’. 

Sections 21(7)(c), 25(6)(c), 32(1), 32(2)(d), 32(3), 33(3), 69(2)(c)(ii), 71(3), 85(2) and 88(2) are amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 24(3) is amended by omitting ‘member may’ and substituting ‘police officer may’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Sections 25(1), 25(2), 31(1), 118, 152, 164(1) and 164(2) penalty provisions, are amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.’ The amendment reflects the current drafting style. 

Section 55(1), penalty provision, is amended by omitting the whole penalty provision and substituting ‘Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units or the value of the property (whichever is the greater), or imprisonment for 5 years.’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 55(2)(b) and 55(2)(c) are amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 63(5) and 64(5) are amended by omitting ‘For the purposes of this section, the’ and substituting ‘The’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 78(2)(a) and 138 are amended by omitting ‘for the purpose of’ and substituting ‘when’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 81(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘property within the meaning of section 11’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 82 is amended by omitting ‘For the purposes of’ and substituting ‘For’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 83(1) is amended by omitting ‘property within the meaning of section 11’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 92(2) and 153 are amended by omitting ‘(as the case may be)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 111(1) is amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 139(2)(a) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting: 

	(a) a police officer; and 

to reflect the current drafting style. 
 
Section 139(2)(c) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting: 

(c) 	an Officer of Customs as defined in section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1901 (Cth); and 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 157(4) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 164(1) and 164(2) are amended by omitting ‘the member’s’ and substituting ‘the officer’s’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

De Facto Relationships Act

Part 1 and Part 4, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’, at the end, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting the phrase ‘, unless the context otherwise requires’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition of child, is amended by omitting ‘means:’ and substituting ‘means any of the following:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(1), 10(1), 10(4)(b), 16(2), 18(1)(b),19(5), 26(2), 32(2), 33(1), 33(2), 37(h), 38(1)(b), 40(1), 41(3) and 44(3) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 3(1), definition of defacto relationship, is amended by omitting ‘has the meaning in’ and substituting ‘, see’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(1), definition of married, and 26(3) are amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(2) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(1) and 6(1) are amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 6(1), 6(4), 7(3), 9, 10(4), 15, 16(1), 26(3), 33(3), 33(4), 34(2), 36, 39(3), 39(5), 42(1) and 45(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 6(4), 7(2), 7(3), 39(5) and 39(6)(a) are amended by omitting ‘by virtue of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8 is amended by omitting ‘a court’ and substituting ‘a court (the court)’ and omitting ‘first-mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall have’ and substituting ‘has’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(6) is amended by omitting ‘as the case may be’ and substituting ‘if appropriate’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15, heading, is amended by omitting all words from ‘order’ and substituting ‘order include living within Territory’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 15(b), 16(2), 30(3), 41(2) and 41(3) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 16, heading, is amended by omitting all words from ‘order’ and substituting ‘order include length of relationship’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 24(3) and 25(3) are amended by omitting ‘shall’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 25(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall apply’ and substituting ‘applies’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 25(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘does’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall have regard to’ and substituting ‘must have regard to the following’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 26(3) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning of’ and substituting ‘as defined in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 27 is amended by omitting ‘if any’ and substituting ‘if an’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Section 32(4) is amended by omitting ‘pursuant to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 33(3) and 34(4) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 41(4) is amended by omitting ‘section, disposition’ and substituting ‘section: disposition’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 43(1) is amended by omitting ‘or failed to comply with’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 45(1), 45(2), 45(3) and 46(1) are amended by omitting ‘Division 3 or 5 of Part 2’ and substituting ‘Part 2, Division 3 or 5’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Section 45(2) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 46(3) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 47 is amended by omitting ‘Division 3 or 5 of Part 2’ and substituting ‘Part 2, Division 3 or 5’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 48(1) is amended by omitting ‘insofar as’ and substituting ‘to the extent that’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 49, heading, is amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ and substituting ‘etc.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 50 is amended by omitting ‘by reason’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Director of Public Prosecutions Act 

Part 1 is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Part 1 Preliminary matters’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3 is amended by omitting the phrase ‘, unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3, definition of offence and 23(4), definition of official, are amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorized’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorised’. 

Part II is amended by omitting ‘II’ and substituting ‘2’ to reflect the current drafting style. Similarly, Part III is amended by omitting ‘III’ and substituting ‘3’ and Part IV heading is amended by omitting ‘IV’ and substituting ‘4’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(2) and 9(2)(b) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 4(2) is further amended by omitting ‘shall hold’ and substituting ‘holds’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(4) is amended by omitting all words from ‘The’ to ‘entitled’ and substituting ‘In order to exercise the Director’s powers or perform the Director’s functions, the Director is entitled’, to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 4(5), 6, 7(1), 8(2), 11(2), 23(3), 24(1), 25(2), 25(3), 27(1), 27(2), 28(4), 28(5), 29(1), 29(2), 30, 33(1) and 35 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(5)(b), 8(2), 9(2), 13, 16(b), 20(1), 21(2), 23(2), 24(1) and 28(3) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 4(6), 4(9) and 23(3) are amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(6) is amended by omitting ‘(within the meaning of that Act)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(7) is amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 4(8) is amended by omitting all words from ‘shall’ to ‘that Act’ and substituting ‘is taken to be prior judicial service for the Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Act’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 10(3) and 38(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. Similarly, section 39(1) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘are taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 12(2), 14(a), 24(1) and 25(2) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 20(1) and 34 are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 21(1) and 36(a) are amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 20(3) is amended by omitting all words from ‘Nothing’ to ‘preventing’ and substituting ‘This part does not prevent’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 21(2) is amended by omitting ‘the purpose referred to in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 22(b) is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23(2)(a) is amended by omitting ‘furnished’ and substituting ‘given’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23(4)(b), definition of official, is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force of the Northern Territory’ and substituting ‘(a) a police officer (including the Commissioner of Police); or’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23(4)(c), definition of official, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 24(2) is amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned in a direction under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 30, heading, is amended by omitting ‘furnished’ and substituting ‘provided’ to reflect the current drafting style. Further, section 30 is amended by omitting ‘furnish’ and substituting ‘provide’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Part V, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Part 5 Miscellaneous matters’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 33(2) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and substituting:

	(2)	The Attorney-General must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the Attorney-General receives the report. 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 35(b) is amended by omitting ‘, as the case may be’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Fences Act

Section 5(1) is amended by omitting ‘, Act, unless the contrary intention appears’ and substituting ‘Act:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1), definition of adjoining lands, is amended by omitting ‘and notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘, even if’ and omitting ‘may be Crown land’ and substituting ‘are Crown land’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(1), 5(2), 7(a), 8(1), 8(3), 12(2), 15(6)(c) and 15(6)(d) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 5(2) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(2), 6(2), 7, 8(b), 8(c), 8(d), 8(3), 8(6), 12(2), 14(2), 15(2), 20 and 21 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(3) is amended by omitting ‘thereof’ and substituting ‘of the existing fence’ and omitting ‘in lieu’ and substituting ‘instead’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(5) is amended by omitting ‘pursuant to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 8(5) is further amended by omitting ‘shall not be deemed’ and substituting ‘must not be taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 8(5) and 12(2) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 9 is amended by omitting all words from ‘occasioned’ to ‘person’ and substituting ‘incurred by him or her because of the default of the first person’ to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology. Section 9 is further amended by omitting ‘on him’ and substituting ‘on him or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 10(1) is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(2) is amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorizing’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorising’. 

Sections 10(3), 12(4), 19(1) and 23A(2) are amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 11 and 12(1) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 11 and 16 are amended by omitting ‘thereafter’ and substituting ‘subsequently’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 12(4) is amended by omitting ‘owner shall be’ and substituting ‘owner is’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 12(4) is further amended by omitting ‘Territory shall’ and substituting ‘Territory must’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 12(4) and 13(b) are amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘him or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 13(b) is amended by omitting ‘order, as the case may be,’ and substituting ‘order;’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(1) is amended by omitting ‘of adjoining land requiring the last-mentioned’ and substituting ‘of the adjoining land requiring that’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(4) is amended by omitting ‘thereupon’ and substituting ‘following the repair’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(6) is amended by omitting ‘determining’ and substituting ‘determining any of the following:’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 15(6)(e) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘should’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 16 is amended by omitting ‘of his land’ and substituting ‘of his or her land’ to amend gender-biased terminology. Section 16 is also amended by omitting ‘whereby his’ and substituting ‘by which his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology. Section 16 is further amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘that other person’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 19(2) is amended by omitting ‘thereof’ and substituting ‘of the order’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 20 is amended by omitting ‘shall be payable’ and substituting ‘is payable’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 22 is amended by omitting ‘Every’ and substituting ‘A’, omitting ‘his servants’ and substituting ‘the person’s employees’, omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 3’, omitting ‘notwithstanding that he’ and substituting ‘even if he or she’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 23(4) is amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’, omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 23A(1) is amended by omitting all words from ‘section’ to ‘meaning of’ and substituting:

	section: 
	pastoral lease, see section 3(1) 

to reflect the current drafting style.  

Section 23A(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall not be’ and substituting ‘is not’, omitting ‘shall be construed’ and substituting ‘must be read’ and omitting ‘, as the case may be,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23A(3) is amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Parole of Prisoners Act  

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting ‘unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 3(1) is amended by omitting the whole definition of Chairman and inserting a new definition ‘Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board under section 3C.’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 3(1), 3B, 3F, 3K(2), 3R, 5(6AA), 5(9)(b), 7(b), 9(1), 15(b) and 16(a) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(3) is amended by omitting all words from ‘For’ to ‘deemed’ and substituting ‘For this Act, a person is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(3), 5(6AA)(b), 5(9)(b), 6(1), 7, 11 and 14(1) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 3A is amended by omitting all words from ‘For’ to ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘For this Act, there is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3B is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 3C and 3G, headings, are amended by omitting ‘Chairman’ and substituting ‘Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 3C, 3F(1), 3F(2), 3F(3), 3F(4), 3F(6), 3G, 3HA and 5(6) are amended by omitting ‘Chairman’ and substituting ‘Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 3EB(2) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting: 

	(a) the Chairperson; and 

to reflect the current drafting style and amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 3F, 3H(1), 3K(2), 5(5), 5(10), 6(2), 7, 9(3), 10(1) and 11 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3F, 3G and 5(6AB) are amended by omitting ‘he’ and substituting ‘the Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 3H(1) is amended by omitting ‘furnish to’ and substituting ‘give’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3H(2) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and substituting:

(2)	The Minister must table a copy of the report within 10 sitting days after receiving it. 

Section 3J(1) is amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘his or her’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 3J(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3K(2)(e) and 3R(f) are amended by omitting ‘the Chairman’ and substituting ‘the Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 3P(1) and 5(9A) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3Q is amended by omitting ‘his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman’ and substituting ‘office by signed writing given to the Chairperson’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 5(6AA) is amended by omitting ‘Chairman may, in his discretion but’ and substituting ‘Chairperson may,’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 5(6AA) and 9(3) are amended by omitting ‘his’ and substituting ‘the person’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 5(6AA) is further amended by omitting ‘shall thereupon be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 5(6AB) is amended by omitting ‘Chairman shall’ and substituting ‘Chairperson must’ to reflect the current drafting practice and amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 5(6A) is amended by omitting all words from ‘Chairman’ to ‘of’ and substituting ‘Chairperson for guidance about’ to reflect the current drafting practice and amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 5(8) is amended by omitting ‘shall thereupon be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 5(8A) is amended by omitting ‘shall not be deemed’ and substituting ‘is not taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. Section 5(8A) is further amended by omitting ‘forthwith’ and substituting ‘immediately’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 5(8B) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 5(9A) is amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorizing’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorising’. 

Section 6(3) is amended by omitting ‘deemed’ and substituting ‘taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 9(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall thereupon cease’ and substituting ‘ceases’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 9(3) is amended by omitting ‘him’ and substituting ‘the person’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 10(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 11 is amended by omitting ‘be deemed’ and substituting ‘, be taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 13 is amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ and omitting ‘to be deemed’ and substituting ‘taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 14(1)(a) and 14(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘he shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘the person is taken’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Section 14(1)(b) is amended by omitting ‘he shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘the person is taken’ to amend gender-biased terminology.
 
Sections 14(2) and 14(3) are amended by omitting ‘deemed’ and substituting ‘taken’ to reflect the current drafting practice.

Section 15 is amended by omitting ‘shall, notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘must, despite’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 17 is amended by omitting all words from ‘not’ to ‘effect to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Prisons (Correctional Services) Act

Part 1 is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Part 1 Preliminary matters’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5 is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Definitions’ 

Sections 5 and 43A are amended by omitting ‘unless the contrary intention appears’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 5, definitions of Ombudsman and prisoner, are amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5, definition of Regulations, is amended by omitting the whole definition to reflect the current drafting style. 

Part II is amended by omitting ‘II’ and substituting ‘2’ to reflect the current drafting style. Similarly, Part III is amended by omitting ‘III’ and substituting ‘3’, Part IV heading is amended by omitting ‘IV’ and substituting ‘4’, Part V heading is amended by omitting ‘V’ and substituting ‘5’, with similar amendments made to all headings up to Part XXVIA heading by omitting ‘XXVIA’ and substituting ‘27’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 6(1) is amended by omitting all words from ‘employee’ to ‘Act’ and substituting ‘public sector employee’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 6(2), 94F(2) and 94F(3) are amended by omitting ‘shall have’ and substituting ‘has’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 7(1A) is amended by omitting ‘VIII’ and substituting ‘8’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(1) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and inserting: 

(1)	The Director may appoint a public sector employee to be a prison officer. 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 8(2) is amended by omitting the words ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘are’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 9 is amended by omitting all words from ‘shall’ to ‘performance of’ and substituting ‘is, because of his or her appointment, taken to be a police officer and to have the powers and privileges of a police officer for performing’ to reflect the current drafting style and to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Sections 10(1), 15(2) and 65B(1) are amended by omitting the phrase, ‘notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 10(2), 10(5), 13, 15(1), 16(1), 19, 20(1), 21(1), 21(3), 23, 25, 26, 28, 31(2), 31(3), 32(1), 32(2), 32(4), 32(6), 32(7), 34(2), 34(2A), 34(3), 41, 43(1), 43(2), 43(3), 48(1), 48(3), 49(2), 51(1), 52, 53(2), 54, 55, 58, 59(2), 59(3), 61(2), 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74(1), 74(3), 75(1), 75(2), 75(3), 77, 78, 80, 81(1), 81(2), 83(2), 83(3), 85(1), 86(2), 88, 89, 90(3), 91(1), 91(2), 94D, 94E(2), 94E(3), 94E(6), 94E(7), 94E(8), 95, 95A(2), 95A(4) and 99 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 10(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 10(4) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and substituting:

(4) 	The police officer for the time being in charge of a police prison is an officer for this Act. 

Sections 11, 15(2), 30, 48A(6), 48A(7), 65A (definition of corresponding law), 65B(1), 65D(1)(b), 65E(1), 71, 74(2), 94B(1), 94B(2), 95A(1), 95A(5), 95B(3) and 98(2) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 11(a) is amended by omitting ‘by a member of the Police Force;’ and substituting ‘police officer; or’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Section 11(c) is amended by omitting ‘or of a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘, a police officer’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Sections 13 and 95 are amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘Despite’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Sections 14 and 94C(1)(b) are amended by omitting ‘a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting practice. 

Sections 16(1), 65J(b), 75(2), 94C(2), 95A(2) and 95A(3) are amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 18(2)(b) is amended by omitting ‘he or she’ and substituting ‘the Director’ to amend gender-biased terminology.

Sections 20(2), 31(3), 34(4), 39(h), 48A, 49(1), 51(1), 58(b), 63, 65E(2), 65K(1), 65K(2), 65K(5), 65K(7), 70, 73(a), 84(a), 94(1), 94C and 101(3) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 21(2), 65, 74(2) and 94D(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 22(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall hold’ and substituting ‘holds’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 22(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 23(b)(ii) is amended by omitting the whole subparagraph and substituting: 

	(ii) otherwise – to the Minister; 

to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 24 is amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘are to’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 27(3) is amended by omitting all words from ‘an’ to ‘receive’ and substituting ‘a public sector employee receives’ to reflect the current wording in the Interpretation Act. 

Section 38(2) is amended by omitting ‘Notwithstanding Part X’ and substituting ‘Despite Part 10’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 39 is amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorized’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorised’. 

Section 40(1) is amended by omitting ‘XI’ and substituting ‘11’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 40(4) is amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘jeopardized’ and substituting the Australian ‘jeopardised’. 

Section 40(7) is amended by omitting ‘his or her’ and substituting ‘the prisoner’s’ to amend gender-biased terminology. 

Section 44 is amended by omitting ‘XI’ and substituting ‘11’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 48A(3) and 49(1) are amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘jeopardize’ and substituting the Australian ‘jeopardise’. 

Section 62 heading is amended by omitting ‘,&c.,’ and substituting ‘etc.’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 65 is amended by omitting ‘shall continue’ and substituting ‘continues’ to reflect the current drafting practice.

Section 65K(1)(b) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting:

(b)	 a police officer; or 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 65K(3), 91(2)(b) and 98(2) are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned in’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 65K(7) is amended by omitting ‘In this section, interstate’ and substituting ‘In this section: interstate’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 67 heading is amended by omitting ‘,&c., condition’ and substituting ‘condition and mental capacity’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 74(1) is amended by omitting ‘in pursuance of’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 77 and 82 are amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorize’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorise’. 

Sections 78 and 79 are amended by omitting the North American spelling of ‘authorization’ and substituting the Australian ‘authorisation’. 

Section 82, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘82 Recreational and other activities’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 83(3) is amended by omitting ‘therefrom’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 87, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘87 Consumption of alcohol’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 90 is amended by omitting ‘, by instrument in writing,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 94(1)(d) is amended by omitting ‘by a member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 94C(1) is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 3(1)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 94D(3) is amended by omitting ‘the generality of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 94E(1) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of Division 4 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 4’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 94F(2) and 94(3) are amended by omitting ‘shall have’ and substituting ‘has’ to reflect the current drafting style.  

Part XXVII, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Part 28 Miscellaneous matters’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 95, heading, is amended by omitting ‘addresses, &c.,’ and substituting ‘address or place of living’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 95 is amended by omitting ‘or failed to comply with’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 95A(5) is amended by omitting ‘shall be commenced or lie’ and substituting ‘may be commenced or lies’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 96 is amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force and shall’ and substituting ‘police officer and must’ and by omitting ‘such a member’ and substituting ‘a police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 101(1) is amended by omitting all words from ‘not’ to ‘effect to’ and substituting ‘under’ to reflect the current drafting practice.

Sections 101(2) and 101(3) are amended by omitting all words from ‘Without’ to ‘the’ and substituting ‘The’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 101(2) is amended by omitting ‘VIII’ and substituting ‘8’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sentencing Act 

Part 1 and Part 11, headings, are amended by inserting ‘matters’ at the end to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition of aggravated property offence, insert ‘any of the following’ after ‘means’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 3(1), 5(1), 5(3), 5(4), 5(6), 8(1), 8(3), 9, 11(1), 13(1), 14(1), 14(3), 15(4), 17(4), 17(5), 37(1), 38(1), 38(4), 39(1), 40(b), 42(1), 42(3),  43(1), 43(3), 43(4A), 43(4C), 43(5), 44(3), 45(1), 47(1), 48(1), 48(8), 48(9), 48(11A), 50, 51(1), 53(1), 55A(1), 57(1), 57(2), 59(1), 63(3), 65(8), 65(9), 71(b), 74(3), 78B(2), 78H(2), 78L, 78M, 78N, 79(1), 80(1), 80(3), 80(6), 85(2), 88(b), 89(1), 92, 93(3), 96(a), 99(1), 99(3), 99(6), 101(b), 102(1), 106A, 106B(2), 107(1), 108(2), 109(6)(b), 111(1)(b), 112(1)(b), 114(3), 114(4), 114(5), 115(2), 116(b), 123(3) and 128(2) are amended to update the use of conjunctions to reflect the current drafting style.

Section 3(1), definition community work order, is amended by omitting ‘Division 4 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 4’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition Director, is amended by omitting ‘within the meaning’ and substituting ‘as defined in section 5’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition home detention order, is amended by omitting ‘Subdivision 2 of Division 5 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 5, Subdivision 2’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definitions hospital, monitoring device, prison, probation officer, supervising officer and surveillance officer, are amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 5 of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition indefinite sentence, is amended by omitting ‘Subdivision 4 of Division 5 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 5, Subdivision 4’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition instalment order, is amended by omitting ‘Division 3 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition motor vehicle, is amended by omitting ‘has the same meaning as in’ and substituting ‘, see section 5(1) of ’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition non-parole period, is amended by omitting ‘Subdivision 3 of Division 5 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 5, Subdivision 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 3(1), definition proper officer, is amended by omitting ‘regulations for the purposes of’ and substituting ‘regulation for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 5(1) is amended by inserting ‘the following:’ after ‘are’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(2), 8(1), 8(2), 11(6), 13(6), 14(2), 14(4), 15(2), 15(5), 17(1), 17(3), 17(4), 24, 34(4), 35(1), 36(1), 36(2), 37(1), 37(2), 38(2), 39(8), 40(3), 40(6), 42(2), 42(4), 43(6), 43(7), 43(8), 44(2), 44(6), 46(1), 47(2), 47(3), 47(5), 48(7), 48(11), 52(1), 52(2), 53(1), 54(1), 55(1), 57(1), 57(2),  59(1), 60(1), 61, 63(1), 63(5), 63(6), 65(4), 65(5), 65(6), 65(8), 66(1), 66(2), 66(3), 68(1), 69(1), 69(2), 72(1), 72(2), 73(2), 73(3), 73(4), 74(1), 74(3), 76(2), 76(3), 78(1), 78(2), 90(5), 93(2), 97, 99(3), 99(4), 99(6), 101, 102(1), 103(1), 106B(1), 106B(2), 106B(4), 106B(6), 106B(7), 106B(8), 107(2), 107(3), 107(4), 107(6), 107(7), 107(8), 107(10), 109(3), 109(5), 111(2), 112(2), 114(6), 114(7), 114(9), 114(11), 115(2), 115(3), 115(4), 115(6), 117(1) and 122 are amended by omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 5(3), 26(3), 26(5), 40(5), 40(9), 43(4AB), 48(5), 75(2), 78H(2), 78J, 89(2), 106A (definitions of victim impact statement and victim report), 107(9), 115(4B) and 123(2) are amended by omitting ‘the purposes of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 15(3AA), 43(4AA), 48(1), 48(4), 107(2), 114(4) and 115(4A) are amended by omitting ‘member of the Police Force’ and substituting ‘police officer’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 24, 89, Part 6, Division 2, Subdivision 1 and 127, headings, are amended by omitting ‘,&c.’ and substituting ‘etc.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 34(5) is amended by omitting ‘shall cause’ and substituting ‘must give’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 34(5) is further amended by omitting ‘to be given’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 35(2), 45(1A), 48(11A), 65(11) and 115(8) are amended by omitting ‘the purpose of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 38(3) is amended by omitting ‘shall cause’ and substituting ‘must serve’ to reflect the current drafting style. Section 38(3) is further amended by omitting the words ‘to be served’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 39(4) is amended by omitting ‘or part thereof’ and substituting ‘, or part of 8 hours’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 39(6) is amended by omitting ‘shall be deemed’ and substituting ‘is taken’.

Section 39(7) is amended by omitting ‘shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed’ and substituting ‘is, for this section, taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 40(5), 40(7), 40(8), 40(9), 48(5), 53(2) and 115(11) are amended by omitting ‘shall be’ and substituting ‘is’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 40(7) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 40(10), 48(7), 60(2), 63(1), 90(3) and 107(6) are amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding’ and substituting ‘despite’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 40(10) is further amended by omitting ‘notwithstanding that’ and substituting ‘even if’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 43(3) and 43(5) are amended by omitting ‘in the case of’ and substituting ‘for’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 48(1) is amended by omitting ‘the purposes of this subdivision’ and substituting ‘this Subdivision’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 48(9), 48(12) and 48(13) are amended by omitting ‘by virtue’ and substituting ‘because’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 48(13) and 64(2) are amended by omitting ‘shall commence’ and substituting ‘commences’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 59(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall, if necessary, be’ and substituting ‘is, if necessary,’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 60(1)(a) is amended by omitting ‘of the Commonwealth’ and substituting ‘(Cth)’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 64(2)(b) is amended by omitting the whole paragraph and substituting:

(b) 	the parole order is, because of the sentence or committal, taken to have been revoked under section 5(8) of that Act; 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 64(2) is amended by omitting ‘shall order’ and substituting ‘must order’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 65(7) is amended by omitting ‘shall apply’ and substituting ‘applies’ and omitting ‘shall’ and substituting ‘must’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 65(8) is amended by inserting ‘any of the following’ after ‘of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 65(9) is amended by omitting ‘shall have regard to’ and substituting ‘must have regard to the following’ to reflect the current drafting style.

Sections 75(2) and 106A, definition of victim, are amended by omitting ‘referred to’ and substituting ‘mentioned in’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 78J is amended by omitting ‘by notice in the Gazette’ and substituting ‘by Gazette notice’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 78N(1) and 99(2) are amended by omitting ‘or fails to comply with’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 80(10)(b) is amended by omitting ‘Subdivision 3 of Division 5 of Part 3’ and substituting ‘Part 3, Division 5, Subdivision 3’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 88 is amended by inserting ‘do any one or more of the following’ after ‘offender’ to reflect the current drafting style. Similarly, section 99(1) is amended by inserting ‘do any of the following’ after ‘the offender’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Sections 88(a) and 88(b) are amended by omitting ‘to’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 88(c) is amended by omitting ‘to pay’ and substituting ‘pay’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 99(3)(b) is amended by omitting all words from ‘shall’ to ‘kept’ and substituting ‘must keep the passport or passports’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 99(6)(b) is amended by omitting all words from ‘shall’ to ‘kept’ and substituting ‘must keep the passport’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 99(7) is amended by omitting ‘shall cause it to be returned’ and substituting ‘must return it’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 101 is amended by omitting ‘as the case may be.’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 104(2) is amended by omitting ‘Division 1 of Part 5’ and substituting ‘Part 5, Division 1’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 108(4) is amended by omitting ‘shall be taken’ and substituting ‘is taken’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 114(8) is amended by omitting ‘, or failed to comply with a condition of,’ and substituting ‘a condition of’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 114(12) is amended by omitting ‘Division 2 of Part VI’ and substituting ‘Part VI, Division 2’ to reflect the current drafting style. 

Section 128(1) is amended by omitting the whole subsection and substituting:

	(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act. 

to reflect the current drafting style. 

Part 12, heading, is amended by omitting the whole heading and substituting ‘Part 12 Repeal and transitional matters Division 1 Repeal of Acts’. 

Section 129 is amended by inserting (after section 129), ‘Division 2 Transitional matters for Sentencing Act 1995’. 

Part 13, heading, is amended by omitting ‘Part 13’ and substituting ‘Division 3’ to follow from the new Part 12 heading. 

Traffic Regulations  

Regulations 55(1) and 55(2) are amended by omitting ‘section 25(2)(a)’ and substituting ‘section 25(1)(a)’ to correct a typographical error. 

Regulation 55(3) is amended by omitting ‘section 25(2)(d)’ and substituting ‘section 25(1)(d)’ to correct a typographical error. 

Regulation 55(4) is amended by omitting ‘section 25(2)(f)’ and substituting ‘section 25(1)(f)’ to correct a typographical error. 

Weapons Control Regulations  

Regulation 5(4), penalty provision, is amended by omitting ‘Penalty’ and substituting ‘Maximum penalty’ to reflect the current drafting style.