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Queensland
ABORIGINAL, TORRES
STRAIT ISLANDER AND
REMOTE COMMUNITIES
(JUSTICE INITIATIVES)
AMENDMENT BILL 1997
Queensland
ABORIGINAL, TORRES STRAIT
ISLANDER AND REMOTE
COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE INITIATIVES)
AMENDMENT BILL 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Replacement of s 552C (Summary hearing of indictable offence
must be by magistrate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
552C Constitution of Magistrates Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Replacement of s 552H (Maximum punishment of indictable
offences that are dealt with summarily) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
552H Maximum penalty for indictable offences dealt with summarily . . 6
SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
1997
A BILL
FOR
An Act to provide for justices in particular places to have limited
power to summarily deal with indictable offences
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
title 2
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and 3
Remote Communities (Justice Initiatives) Amendment Act 1997. 4
5
Commencement
Clause 2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 6
amended 7
Act
Clause 3. This Act amends the Criminal Code. 8
of s 552C (Summary hearing of indictable offence must 9
Replacement
be by magistrate) 10
Clause 4. Section 552C-- 11
omit, insert-- 12
of Magistrates Court 13
`Constitution
`552C.(1) A Magistrates Court that summarily deals with an indictable 14
offence under this chapter must be constituted by-- 15
(a) a magistrate; or 16
(b) justices appointed under subsection (3) for the place at which the 17
Magistrates Court is being held. 18
`(2) Jurisdiction of the justices mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is limited 19
to an offence-- 20
(a) that is dealt with on a plea of guilty; and 21
(b) that the justices consider they may adequately punish by the 22
imposition of a penalty not more than the maximum penalty they 23
may impose under section 552H; and 24
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(c) for an offence involving property--that involves property, or 1
property damage or destruction, of a value not more than $2 500. 2
`(3) For subsection (1)(b), the Attorney-General may by gazette notice 3
appoint a justice for a place specified in the gazette notice. 4
`(4) A justice appointed under subsection (3) must be a justice of the 5
peace (magistrates court) who the Attorney-General is satisfied has 6
appropriate qualifications. 7
`(5) A gazette notice may only specify a place appointed for holding a 8
Magistrates Court-- 9
(a) that is within a trust area under the Community Services 10
(Aborigines) Act 1984 and Community Services (Torres Strait) 11
Act 1984; or 12
(b) that the Attorney-General considers is remote. 13
`(6) The Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 14
1991, section 29(4)(a)1 is subject to subsections (1) to (3).'. 15
of s 552H (Maximum punishment of indictable offences 16
Replacement
that are dealt with summarily) 17
Clause 5. Section 552H-- 18
omit, insert-- 19
1 Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991,
section 29(4)(a)--
`(4) A justice of the peace (magistrates court), in the exercise of any power to
constitute a court for the purpose of a proceeding is limited to--
(a) the hearing and determination of a charge of a simple offence or a
regulatory offence pursuant to proceedings taken under the Justices Act
1886 in a case where the defendant pleads guilty;'.
Justices Act 1886, section 4--
` "simple offence" means any offence (indictable or not) punishable, on
summary conviction before a Magistrates Court, by fine, imprisonment, or
otherwise.'.
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penalty for indictable offences dealt with summarily 1
`Maximum
`552H.(1) A person is liable on summary conviction under section 552A 2
or 552B to a maximum penalty of-- 3
(a) if the Magistrates Court is constituted by a 4
magistrate--100 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or 5
(b) if the Magistrates Court is constituted by justices under 6
section 552C(1)(b)--100 penalty units or 6 months 7
imprisonment. 8
`(2) However, in no case may the person be punished more than if the 9
offence had been dealt with on indictment.'. 10
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CHEDULE 1
¡S
section 3 2
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 3
1. Sections 552B(2) to (5), 552D (heading), 552D(1), 552F, 4
552G(heading), 552I(2) to (7), 552J(2) to (4), `magistrate'-- 5
omit, insert-- 6
`Magistrates Court'. 7
2. Section 552D(2)-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
`(2) If the court abstains from jurisdiction, the proceeding for the charge 10
must be conducted as a committal proceeding.'. 11
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© State of Queensland 1997
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