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STATUTES (MINOR AMENDMENTS) BILL 2017

                  Western Australia


 Statutes (Minor Amendments) Bill 2017

                      Contents

      Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.    Short title                                       2
2.    Commencement                                      2
      Part 2 -- Amendments
3.    Administration Act 1903 amended                   3
4.    Criminal Code Amendment (Unlawful Possession)
      Act 2014 amended                                  3
5.    Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused)
      Act 1996 amended                                  3
6.    Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012
      amended                                           3
7.    Criminal Procedure Act 2004 amended               4
8.    Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended                4
9.    Evidence Act 1906 amended                         4
10.   Family Provision Act 1972 amended                 5
11.   Juries Act 1957 amended                           5
12.   Sentencing Act 1995 amended                       5
13.   State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 amended    6




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                      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL


      Statutes (Minor Amendments) Bill 2017

                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the statute law by making minor amendments to
various enactments.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1                          Part 1 -- Preliminary
2   1.       Short title
3            This is the Statutes (Minor Amendments) Act 2017.

4   2.       Commencement
5            This Act comes into operation as follows --
6             (a) Part 1 -- on the day on which this Act receives the
7                   Royal Assent;
8             (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.




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1                               Part 2 -- Amendments
2    3.         Administration Act 1903 amended
3         (1)   This section amends the Administration Act 1903.
4         (2)   In section 60A after "of " insert:
5

6               the
7


8    4.         Criminal Code Amendment (Unlawful Possession) Act 2014
9               amended
10        (1)   This section amends the Criminal Code Amendment (Unlawful
11              Possession) Act 2014.
12        (2)   Delete section 8(2).

13   5.         Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
14              amended
15        (1)   This section amends the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired
16              Accused) Act 1996.
17        (2)   In Schedule 1 item 1 delete "s. 388E(1)(a)" and insert:
18

19              s. 338E(1)(a)
20


21   6.         Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 amended
22        (1)   This section amends the Criminal Organisations Control
23              Act 2012.




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1         (2)   In section 142(1)(b) delete "sections 149, 151 and 152;" and
2               insert:
3

4               sections 149 and 152;
5

6         (3)   Delete section 176(5).

7    7.         Criminal Procedure Act 2004 amended
8         (1)   This section amends the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
9         (2)   In the provisions listed in the Table delete "must".
10                                       Table
                 s. 31(1)(b)                    s. 31(1)(c)

                 s. 32(1)(b)                    s. 32(1)(c)

                 s. 33(1)(b)                    s. 33(1)(c)

11   8.         Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended
12        (1)   This section amends the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
13        (2)   In section 69(1):
14                (a) delete paragraphs (a) and (b);
15                (b) in paragraph (d) delete "court; or" and insert:
16

17                      court.
18

19                (c)   delete paragraph (e).
20        (3)   Delete section 69(2) and (3).

21   9.         Evidence Act 1906 amended
22        (1)   This section amends the Evidence Act 1906.


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1          (2)   In section 19L(3) delete "subsections (4) and (4a)," and insert:
2

3                subsections (4) and (5A),
4


5    10.         Family Provision Act 1972 amended
6          (1)   This section amends the Family Provision Act 1972.
7          (2)   In section 11 delete "immediately before the distribution" and
8                insert:
9

10               at the time of the distribution
11


12   11.         Juries Act 1957 amended
13         (1)   This section amends the Juries Act 1957.
14         (2)   In section 56C(2)(ba) and (bb) delete "to the" and insert:
15

16               by the
17


18   12.         Sentencing Act 1995 amended
19         (1)   This section amends the Sentencing Act 1995.
20         (2)   In section 97A(1) delete the definition of family and domestic
21               relationship.
22         (3)   In section 97A(1) insert in alphabetical order:
23

24                     family relationship has the meaning given in the
25                     Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 4(1);
26




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1          (4)   In section 97A(4)(b) delete "family and domestic relationship"
2                and insert:
3

4                family relationship
5

6          (5)   In Schedule 1A Part 2 item 1 delete the row relating to s. 428.

7    13.         State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 amended
8          (1)   This section amends the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004.
9          (2)   In Schedule 1 delete "Hairdressers Registration Act 1946".

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