Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

POLICE ACT 1927 - NOTES

1.     The Police Act 1927 (a) as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 19, 1927 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
    The Australian Capital Territory received Self-Government on 11 May 1989.
    For details regarding the application of the Police Act 1927 from 11 May 1989 to 1 July 1990 see the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth (No. 106, 1988) and the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth (No. 109, 1988), in particular sections 3, 34 and Schedules 3 and 5 and section 12 respectively. The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 (No. 21, 1989) and the Reserved Laws (Interpretation) Ordinance 1989 (No. 25, 1989) effect the citation change of Ordinance to Act and affect references to Commonwealth legislation.

Table of Laws

Law

Number and year

Date of notification in Gazette

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Police Ordinance 1927	19, 1927	27 Sept 1927	28 Sept 1927 (see Gazette 1927, p. 1993)
Police Ordinance 1930	14, 1930	7 Aug 1930	7 Aug 1930	—
Police Ordinance 1932	18, 1932	18 Aug 1932	S. 2: 1 Aug 1931 Remainder: 18 Aug 1932	—
Police Ordinance 1934	23, 1934	1 Nov 1934	17 Aug 1934	—
Police Ordinance 1943	14, 1943	11 Dec 1943	11 Dec 1943	—
Police Arbitral Tribunal Ordinance 1947	5, 1947	3 July 1947	3 July 1947	—
Police Ordinance 1947	9, 1947	8 Oct 1947	8 Oct 1947	—
Police Ordinance 1950	8, 1950	16 Nov 1950	16 Nov 1950	Ss. 3 and 13 (2)
Police Ordinance 1954	5, 1954	4 Feb 1954	4 Feb 1954	Ss. 3 (2), (3) and 4 (2)
Police Ordinance 1955	5, 1955	10 June 1955	10 June 1955	—
Police Ordinance 1956	19, 1956	24 Dec 1956	24 Dec 1956	S. 5

Police Ordinance 1958	2, 1958	30 Jan 1958	30 Jan 1958	S. 4 (2)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1959	21, 1959	23 Dec 1959	31 Dec 1959	—
Police Ordinance 1960	3, 1960	30 June 1960	30 June 1960	S. 3
Police Ordinance 1964	2, 1964	27 Feb 1964	27 Feb 1964	—
Police Ordinance 1966	6, 1966	21 Apr 1966	21 Apr 1966	—
Police Ordinance 1967	4, 1967	20 Apr 1967	20 Apr 1967	—
Police Ordinance 1970	17, 1970	1 June 1970	1 June 1970	S. 3
Police Ordinance 1972	22, 1972	3 Aug 1972	3 Aug 1972	—
Police Ordinance (No. 2) 1972	40, 1972	23 Nov 1972	23 Nov 1972	S. 2 (2)
Police Ordinance 1974	16, 1974	17 Apr 1974	17 Apr 1974	S. 6
Police (Administration) Ordinance 1975	6, 1975	27 Mar 1975	27 Mar 1975	—
Police Ordinance 1975	7, 1975	27 Mar 1975	27 Mar 1975	—
Police (Administration) Ordinance (No. 2) 1975	46, 1975	23 Dec 1975	23 Dec 1975	—
Police (Amendment) Ordinance 1979	19, 1979	5 July 1979	5 July 1979	S. 9
Police (Amendment) Ordinance 1981	2, 1981	19 Feb 1981	19 Feb 1981	—
Sex Discrimination (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1986	31, 1986	31 July 1986	1 Aug 1986	—
Domestic Violence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1986	53, 1986	4 Sept 1986	1 Oct 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S484)	—
Police (Amendment) Ordinance 1986	64, 1986	21 Oct 1986	1 Dec 1986	—
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1990	5, 1990	27 June 1990	Ss. 1 and 2: 27 June 1990 Remainder: 1 July 1990	S. 6 (2)
Bail (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	9, 1992	28 May 1992	Ss. 1 and 2: 28 May 1992 Remainder: 28 Nov 1992	S. 3
Prostitution (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	65, 1992	1 Dec 1992	Ss. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 1992 Remainder: 1 June 1993	S. 3
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	81, 1994	29 Nov 1994	Ss. 1 and 2: 29 Nov 1994 Remainder: 29 Nov 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S269, p. 2)	—

as repealed by
Crimes (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1994	75, 1994	23 November 1994	1 December 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S247)

(a)     The Police Act 1927 was also amended by the Seat of Government (Designation) Ordinance 1938 (No. 25, 1938) as amended by the Ordinances Revision Ordinances 1938 and 1959 (No. 35, 1938 and No. 21, 1959).

    Section 2 of the Seat of Government (Designation) Ordinance 1938, as amended, provides as follows:

    “2. Where, in any Ordinance, not being an Ordinance specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance, or in any regulation or rule made under an Ordinance, the words ‘Territory for the Seat of Government' or ‘Territory for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth' or ‘Territory for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth of Australia' or ‘Federal Capital Territory' appear, the Ordinance, regulation or rule (as the case may be) is amended by omitting those words and inserting in their stead the words 'Australian Capital Territory'.”

    The amendments have been incorporated in this reprint but do not appear in the Table of Amendments.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision     How affected

S. 2     am. No. 6, 1975

S. 3     rep. No. 35, 1938

    ad. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 21, 1959

    ad. No. 6, 1975

    rep. No. 46, 1975

S. 4     am. Nos. 5 and 9, 1947; No. 8, 1950; No. 5, 1954; No. 5, 1955; No. 19, 1956; No. 21, 1959; No. 16, 1974; No. 7, 1975

    rs. No. 2, 1981

S. 5     am. No. 14, 1930; No. 23, 1934; No. 14, 1943; No. 5, 1947; No. 8, 1950; No. 5, 1954; No. 5, 1955; No, 19, 1956; No. 2, 1958; No. 17, 1970; No. 7, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

Ss. 5AAA-5AAE     ad. No. 7, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AA     ad. No. 2, 1958

    rs. No. 3, 1960

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AB     ad. No. 2, 1958

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AC     ad. No. 16, 1974

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AD     ad. No. 16, 1974

    am. No. 6, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AE     ad. No. 16, 1974

    am. No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AF     ad. No. 16, 1974

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AFA     ad. No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5AG     ad. No. 16, 1974

    am. No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5A     ad. No. 5, 1947

    am. No. 9, 1947; No. 8, 1950; No. 22, 1972; No. 7, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

Ss. 5B-5D     ad. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5E     ad. No. 8, 1950

    am. No. 21, 1959; No. 40, 1972; No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5EA     ad. No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

Ss. 5F, 5G     ad. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 5H     ad. No. 8, 1950

    am. No. 4, 1967

    rep. No. 2, 1981

Ss. 5J, 5K     ad. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 6     am. No. 8, 1950; No. 5, 1954; No. 16, 1974; Nos. 6 and 46, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 7     am. No. 8, 1950; No. 2, 1958; No. 21, 1959; No. 6, 1966

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 7AA     ad. No. 6, 1966

    am. No. 4, 1967

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 7AB     ad. No. 6, 1966

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 7A     ad. No. 18, 1932

    am. No. 8, 1950; No. 5, 1954

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 7B     ad. No. 2, 1958

    am. No. 7, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

Ss. 7C, 7D     ad. No. 2, 1958

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 8     am. No. 4, 1967; No. 19, 1979

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 9     rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 10     am. No. 4, 1967; No. 40, 1972

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 11     am. No. 4, 1967

    rep. No. 40, 1972

S. 12     am. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 13     am. No. 2, 1964; No. 4, 1967; No. 2, 1981; No. 5, 1990; Act No. 81, 1994

S. 14     am. No. 5, 1954; No. 5, 1990

S. 15     am. No. 31, 1986

    rep. Act No. 65, 1992

S. 17     am. No. 4, 1967; No. 5, 1990; Act No. 65, 1992; No. 81, 1994

S. 18     rep. No. 53, 1986

S. 19     am. No. 5, 1990

S. 20     am. No. 14, 1930; No. 5, 1990

S. 21     am. No. 14, 1930; No. 5, 1990; Act No. 65, 1992

Ss. 22, 23     am. No. 5, 1990

S. 24     am. No. 53, 1986; No. 5, 1990; Act No. 9, 1992

S. 25     am. No. 4, 1967

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 26     am. No. 5, 1954

    rep. No. 64, 1986

S. 26A     ad. No. 16, 1974

    am. Nos. 6 and 46, 1975

    rep. No. 2, 1981

S. 27     am. No. 8, 1950

    rep. No. 2, 1981

The Schedule     am. No. 5, 1954; No. 5, 1955; No. 19, 1956; No. 2, 1981





© Australian Capital Territory 2009

Australian Capital Territory

A1927-19

Republication No 4

Effective: 1 December 1994

Republication date: 8 May 2009

As repealed by A1994-75 sch 2

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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The republished law

This is a republication of the Police Act 1927 (repealed) effective 1 December 1994.

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Australian Capital Territory

POLICE ACT 1927

Repealed by No. 75, 1994 (in force 1 December 1994)

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Australian Capital Territory

POLICE ACT 1927