NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 25 March 2024
Table of provisions
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 25 March 2024
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od =
order
app = appendix om =
omitted
bl = by-law pt =
Part
ch = Chapter r =
regulation/rule
cl = clause rem =
remainder
div = Division renum =
renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep
= repealed
f = forms s =
section
Gaz =
Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg =
heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins =
inserted SL = Subordinate
Legislation
lt = long title sub =
substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 (Act No. 15, 1990) |
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Assent date |
12 April 1990 |
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Commenced |
1 November 1990 (Gaz G40, 10 October 1990, p 3) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1990 (Act No. 33, 1990) |
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Assent date |
11 June 1990 |
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Commenced |
11 June 1990 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 11, 1992) |
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Assent date |
21 April 1992 |
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Commenced |
10 June 1992 (Gaz G23, 10 June 1992, p 3) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 44, 1992) |
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Assent date |
7 September 1992 |
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Commenced |
20 May 1992 (s 2) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1993 (Act No. 6, 1993) |
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Assent date |
18 March 1993 |
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Commenced |
18 March 1993 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 56, 1994) |
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Assent date |
22 September 1994 |
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Commenced |
7 November 1994 (Gaz G44, 2 November 1994, p 3) |
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Amendment of Misuse of Drugs Regulations (SL No. 15, 1995) |
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Notified |
10 May 1995 |
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Commenced |
10 May 1995 |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No. 14, 1995) |
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Assent date |
23 June 1995 |
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Commenced |
23 June 1995 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1996 (Act No. 4, 1996) |
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Assent date |
20 March 1996 |
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Commenced |
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Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996) |
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Assent date |
19 April 1996 |
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Commenced |
s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1996 (Act No. 42, 1996) |
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Assent date |
17 September 1996 |
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Commenced |
17 September 1996 |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1997 (Act No. 17, 1997) |
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Assent date |
11 April 1997 |
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Commenced |
1 May 1997 (Gaz G17, 30 April 1997, p 2) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1999 (Act No. 21, 1999) |
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Assent date |
5 May 1999 |
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Commenced |
5 May 1999 |
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Sentencing of Juveniles (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 (Act No. 17, 2000) |
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Assent date |
30 May 2000 |
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Commenced |
1 June 2000 (s 2) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 74, 2000) |
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Assent date |
14 December 2000 |
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Commenced |
14 December 2000 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002) |
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Assent date |
16 July 2002 |
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Commenced |
1 August 2002 (Gaz G30, 31 July 2002, p 4) |
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Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Act No. 35, 2002) |
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Assent date |
16 July 2002 |
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Commenced |
1 June 2003 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (Act No. 34, 2002) and Gaz G21, 28 May 2003, p 2) |
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Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2002 (Act No. 59, 2002) |
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Assent date |
7 November 2002 |
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Commenced |
7 November 2002 |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2004 (Act No. 18, 2004) |
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Assent date |
15 March 2004 |
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Commenced |
1 July 2004 (s 2(2), s 2 Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (Act No. 55, 2003) and Gaz G9, 3 March 2004, p 5) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations (SL No. 35, 2004) |
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Notified |
24 November 2004 |
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Commenced |
24 November 2004 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 24, 2005) |
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Assent date |
6 May 2005 |
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Commenced |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005) |
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Assent date |
14 December 2005 |
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Commenced |
14 December 2005 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 20, 2008) |
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Assent date |
24 June 2008 |
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Commenced |
23 July 2008 (Gaz G29, 23 July 2008, p 6) |
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010) |
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Assent date |
20 May 2010 |
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Commenced |
1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2) |
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Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18, 2010) |
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Assent date |
20 May 2010 |
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Commenced |
1 July 2010 (s 2) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2010 (Act No. 29, 2010) |
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Assent date |
9 September 2010 |
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Commenced |
13 October 2010 (Gaz G41, 13 October 2010, p 2) |
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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 (Act No. 7, 2011) |
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Assent date |
16 March 2011 |
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Commenced |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2011 (SL No. 33, 2011) |
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Notified |
12 August 2011 |
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Commenced |
12 August 2011 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations (No. 2) 2011 (SL No. 42, 2011) |
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Notified |
31 August 2011 |
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Commenced |
31 August 2011 |
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Caravan Parks Act 2012 (Act No. 1, 2012) |
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Assent date |
21 March 2012 |
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Commenced |
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Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 (Act No. 13, 2012) |
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Assent date |
27 April 2012 |
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Commenced |
1 May 2014 (Gaz S22, 2014, p 12) |
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Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SL No. 29, 2013) |
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Notified |
1 August 2013 |
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Commenced |
1 August 2013 |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methamphetamine) Act 2013 (Act No. 25, 2013) |
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Assent date |
29 October 2013 |
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Commenced |
11 November 2013 (Gaz S55, 11 November 2013) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 7, 2014) |
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Assent date |
20 March 2014 |
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Commenced |
9 April 2014 (Gaz G14, 9 April 2014, p 2) |
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Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014) |
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Assent date |
4 September 2014 |
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Commenced |
9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014) |
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Assent date |
13 November 2014 |
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Commenced |
13 November 2014 |
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Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015) |
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Assent date |
18 September 2015 |
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Commenced |
14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 31, 2015) |
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Assent date |
8 December 2015 |
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Commenced |
17 December 2015 (Gaz S115, 17 December 2015) |
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Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) |
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Assent date |
6 April 2016 |
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Commenced |
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Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SL No. 23, 2016) |
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Notified |
20 May 2016 |
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Commenced |
20 May 2016 |
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016) |
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Assent date |
8 June 2016 |
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Commenced |
s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016; rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016) |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017) |
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Assent date |
10 March 2017 |
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Commenced |
12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 22, 2017) |
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Assent date |
30 November 2017 |
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Commenced |
1 December 2017 (s 2) |
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Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018) |
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Assent date |
30 November 2018 |
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Commenced |
1 December 2018 (s 2) |
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Liquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019) |
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Assent date |
3 September 2019 |
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Commenced |
1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2) |
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Hemp Act 2019 (Act No. 25, 2019) |
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Assent date |
2 September 2019 |
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Commenced |
6 May 2020 (Gaz G18, 6 May 2020, p 2) |
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Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SL No. 9, 2020) |
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Notified |
13 May 2020 |
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Commenced |
13 May 2020 |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020) |
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Assent date |
19 November 2020 |
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Commenced |
20 November 2020 |
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Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022) |
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Assent date |
9 December 2022 |
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Commenced |
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Amending Legislation |
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Act 2023 (Act No. 33, 2023) |
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Assent date |
6 December 2023 |
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Commenced |
25 March 2024 (Gaz S18, 22 March 2024) |
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
s 28 Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002)
4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 11A, 11E, 11F, 11G, 11J, 11N, 11P, 11U, 11W, 19K, 19U, 19Y, 20B, 23, 28, 33, 34, 35, 35A and 37 and sch 2.
5 LIST OF
AMENDMENTS
pt I
hdg amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 3 amd No. 11,
1992, s 4; No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 17, 2000, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 4;
No. 44, 2005, ss 22 and 23; No. 24, 2005, s 3; No. 20, 2008, s 4; No. 18, 2010,
s 89; No. 7, 2011, s 140; No. 13, 2012, s 296; No. 31, 2015, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s
120; No. 17, 2016, s 4; No. 22, 2017, s 4; No. 28, 2018, s
25
s 4A ins No. 21, 1999, s
3
amd No. 22, 2017, s
5
sub No. 25, 2019, s
48
s 4B ins No. 20, 2008, s
5
sub No. 17, 2016, s
5
s 4C sub No. 17, 2016, s
5
pt II
div 1
hdg amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
pt
II
div 1
sdiv
1 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 5 amd No. 11,
1992, s 5; No. 44, 1992, s 3; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 20, 2008, s 6;
No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s
121
sub No. 17, 2016, s
6
ss 5A – 5E ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
pt II
div
1
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
s 6 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s
122
sub No. 17, 2016, s
6
ss 6A – 6G ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
pt II
div
1
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
s 7 sub No. 11, 1992, s
6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3;
No. 9, 2016, s 123
sub No. 17, 2016, s
6
ss 7A – 7C ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
pt II
div
1
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s
6
s 8 sub No. 11, 1992, s
6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3;
No. 9, 2016, s 124
sub No. 17, 2016, s
6
s 8A ins No. 32, 2002, s
5
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s
7
s 8B ins No. 32, 2002, s
5
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s
8
s 8C ins No. 32, 2002, s
5
amd No. 59, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3;
No. 17, 2016, s 9
s 8D ins No. 32, 2002, s
5
amd No. 12, 2010, s
3
rep No. 17, 2016, s
10
pt II
div
1
sdiv 5 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s
10
s 9 sub No. 11, 1992, s
6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3;
No. 9, 2016, s 125
sub No. 17, 2016, s
10
s 10 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s
132
rep No. 17, 2016, s
10
s 11 sub No. 11, 1992, s
7
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3;
No. 9, 2016, s 126
rep No. 17, 2016, s
10
pt II
div
1A hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
pt
II
div 1A
sdiv
1 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11A ins No. 32,
2002, s 6
amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 1, 2012,
s 194; No. 29, 2019, s 386
s 11B ins No. 32,
2002, s 6
s 11C ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 11D ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
pt II
div
1A
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
s 11E ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s
387
s 11F ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s
388
s 11G ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s
389
pt II
div
1A
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
s 11H ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
s 11J ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 9, 2016, s
132
ss 11K – 11M ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
s 11N ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 11P ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 9, 2016, s
132
s 11Q ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s
11
pt II
div
1A
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
s 11R ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 31, 2015, s 5; No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 11S ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 12, 2010, s
3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
12
s 11SA ins No. 17, 2016, s
12
s 11T ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 27, 2014,
s 57; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s
13
s 11U ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 18, 2004, s
3
s 11V ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s
14
s 11W ins No. 32, 2002, s
6
amd No. 29, 2019, s
390
ss 11X – 11Y ins No. 17, 2016, s
15
s 12 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s
297; No. 17, 2016, s 16
ss 13 – 14 amd
No. 12, 2010, s 3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
17
s 15 amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s
3; No. 13, 2012, s 298
sub No. 17, 2016, s
17
s 16 amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s
3; No. 13, 2012, s 299
rep No. 17, 2016, s
17
s 17 amd No. 32, 2002, s 7; No. 44, 2005, s
23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012,
s 300
rep No. 17, 2016, s
17
s 18 rep No. 24, 2005, s
5
s 19 amd No. 17, 1996, s
6
pt IIA hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
pt IIA
div 1
hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19A ins No. 56,
1994, s 5
amd No. 42, 1996, s 5; No. 9,
2016, s 127
s 19B ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
sub No. 32, 2002, s
8
amd No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 19C ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
sub No. 32, 2002, s
8
s 19D ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
rep No. 32, 2002, s
8
ss 19E – 19F ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 9, 2016, s
132
s 19G ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 9; No. 9, 2016, s
132
ss 19H – 19J ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 9, 2016, s
132
s 19K ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 10; No. 38, 2014, s 2;
No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19M ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 11; No. 9, 2016, s
132
s 19N ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s
12
s 19P ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
sub No. 32, 2002, s
13
amd No. 17, 2016, s
38
ss 19PA –
19PB ins No. 32, 2002, s
13
amd No. 17, 2016, s
38
pt IIA
div
2 hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19Q ins No. 56,
1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s
14
pt IIA
div
3 hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19R ins No. 56,
1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 15; No. 9, 2016,
s 132
s 19S ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 16; No. 9, 2016, s 132;
No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19T ins No. 56, 1994, s
5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 17; No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 19TA ins No. 32, 2002, s
18
pt IIAB hdg ins No. 31, 2015, s
6
ss 19U – 19X ins No. 31, 2015, s
6
s 19Y ins No. 31, 2015, s
6
amd No. 17, 2016, s
18
ss 19Z – 19ZA ins No. 31, 2015, s
6
pt IIB hdg ins No. 4, 1996, s
3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
19
ss 20A – 20C ins No. 4, 1996, s
3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
19
s 20D ins No. 4, 1996, s
3
amd No. 12, 2010, s
3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
19
s 20E ins No. 4, 1996, s
3
sub No. 17, 2016, s
19
ss 20F – 20G ins No. 4, 1996, s
3
rep No. 17, 2016, s
19
s 20 amd No. 17, 2016, s
20
s 21 amd No. 17, 2000, s
6
rep No. 17, 2016, s
21
s 22 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 35, 2002, s
4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 22
s
23 amd No. 9, 2016, s 128
s 24 amd No. 11,
1992, s 8; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 129; No. 17, 2016,
s 23
s 25 amd No. 11, 1992, s 9; No. 17,
2016, s 24
s 26 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9,
2016, s 130; No. 17, 2016, s 25; No. 4, 2017,
s 34
s 27 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9,
2016, s 131
s 28 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 21,
1999, s 4; No. 17, 2016, s 26
s 29 amd No. 17,
2016, s 38
s 30 rep No. 11, 1992, s
10
s 31 amd No. 32, 2002, s 19; No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 32 amd No. 11, 1992, s 11; No. 32, 2002, s
20; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 27
s
33 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 32,
2002, s 21
amd No. 13, 2012,
s 301
s 34 amd No. 56, 1994, s 4; No. 14,
1995, s 12; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 22; No. 59, 2002, s 4;
No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016,
s 28
s 35 amd No. 32, 2002, s
23
s 35A ins No. 32, 2002, s
24
amd No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 36 amd No. 31, 2015, s
7
s 36A ins No. 35, 2002, s
4
amd No. 44, 2005, s 28; No. 9, 2016, s 132;
No. 17, 2016, s 29
s 37 amd No. 33, 1990, s 6;
No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 74, 2000, s 2; No. 32, 2002, s 25; No. 7, 2014, s 5;
No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 17, 2016, s 30; No. 29, 2019, s 391;
No. 28, 2022, s 41
s 38 sub No. 17,
2016, s 31
s 39 amd No. 17, 1996, s
6
sub No. 26, 2015, s
80
amd No. 17, 2016, s
32
s 40 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s
26; No. 31, 2015, s 8; No. 17, 2016,
s 33
s 41 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9,
2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 34
s 42 amd No.
44, 2005, s 23; No. 13, 2012, s 302
s
42A ins No. 32, 2002, s 27
s 43 amd No. 20,
2008, s 7; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 6; No. 17, 2016, s 35; No. 29,
2019, s 392
pt IV hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s
81
pt IV
div 1
hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 81
s 44 ins No. 20,
2008, s 8
s 45 ins No. 25, 2013, s
4
s 46 ins No. 7, 2014, s
7
pt IV
div 2
hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 82
s 47 ins No. 26,
2015, s 82
pt
IV
div 3 hdg ins No. 31, 2015, s
9
amd No. 17, 2016, s
38
s 48 ins No. 31, 2015, s
9
pt IV
div
4 ins No. 17, 2016, s 36
s 49 ins No. 17, 2016,
s 36
pt IV
div
5 hdg ins No. 28, 2022, s 42
s 50 ins
No. 28, 2022, s 42
sch 1 amd No. 25,
2013, s 5; SL No. 23, 2016, r 3; No. 17, 2016, s
38
sch 2 amd No. 11, 1992, s 12; SL No. 15,
1995; No. 21, 1999, s 5; No. 74, 2000, s 3; SL No. 35, 2004;
No. 29, 2010, s 7; SL No. 33, 2011, r 3; SL No. 42, 2011, r 3; SL No. 29,
2013, r 3; No. 25, 2013, s 6
sub No. 7, 2014,
s 8
amd No. 13, 2012, s 303; SL No. 23,
2016, r 4; No. 17, 2016, s 37; No. 22, 2017, s 6; SL No. 9, 2020, r 4; No. 26,
2020, s 3
sch 3 ins No. 4, 1996, s
4
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 22, 2017, s
7