Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 4

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     section 74 (Offence—failure to give document or information)

              •     section 80 (False or misleading statements)

              •     sch 4, s 4.29 (Notification of limitation of liability)

              •     sch 4, s 4.50 (Requirement to provide information).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.