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explanatory statement (227127R2)
21-8-09
SERIAL NO. 53

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

GENERAL OUTLINE

This Bill amends 62 Justice Portfolio Acts and 7 pieces of subordinate legislation for the purposes of:

(a)	all monetary penalties being expressed in penalty units;

(b)	modernizing the way that penalty provisions are drafted by using the words “Maximum Penalty:” where the word “Penalty:” 
is currently used;

(c)	providing for imprisonment penalties for breaches of certain provisions.

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1.	Short Title.

This is a formal clause which provides for the citation of the Bill.  
The Bill when passed may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 2009.

Clause 2.	Commencement.

The Bill will commence on such day or days as are determined by the Administrator.

Clause 3.	Amendments

Clause 3 provides for a schedule of amendments.

Schedule

The schedule provides for amendments to the following Acts.

Absconding Debtors Act
Administration and Probate Act
Aged and Infirm Persons’ Property Act
Agents Licensing Act
Alcohol Court Act
Anti-Discrimination Act
Associations Act
Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Act
Bail Act 
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act
Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act
Community Justice Centre Act
Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 
Co-operatives Act
Coroners Act 
Court Security Act 
Criminal Code
Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 
Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act
Cullen Bay Marina Act
Evidence Act
Financial Transaction Reports Act 
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act
Information Act
Juries Act
Justices Act
Kava Management Act
Land Title Act 
Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal Act 
Law of Property Act
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Legal Aid Act
Local Court Act
Misuse of Drugs Act
Oaths Act
Observance of Law Act
Partnership Act
Powers of Attorney Act
Price Exploitation Prevention Act
Printers and Newspapers Act
Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act
Prisons (Correctional Services) Act 
Professional Standards Act
Prostitution Regulation Act
Public Trustee Act
Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 
Residential Tenancies Act
Retirement Villages Act
Sentencing Act
Small Claims Act
Status of Children Act
Summary Offences Act 
Trespass Act
Unclaimed Superannuation Benefits Act
Uncollected Goods Act
Unit Titles Act
Victims of Crime Assistance Act
Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act
Warehousemen’s Liens Act
Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 

The schedule provides for amendments to the following regulations:

Coroners Regulations
Criminal Property Forfeiture Regulations 
Cullen Bay Marina Regulations 
Misuse of Drugs Regulations 
Powers of Attorney Regulations
Prostitution Regulations 
Unit  Titles Regulations