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Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits)
Bill 2010
No , 2010
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 in relation to police pursuits; and to amend the
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 and the Road Transport (General) Act 2005
consequentially.
Clause 1 Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Bill 2010
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Act 2010. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 5
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Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Bill 2010
Amendment of Crimes Act 1900 No 40 Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendment of Crimes Act 1900 No 40 1
Section 51B 2
Insert after section 51A: 3
51B Police pursuits 4
(1) The driver of a vehicle: 5
(a) who knows that police officers are in pursuit of the vehicle 6
and that the driver is required to stop the vehicle, and 7
(b) who does not stop the vehicle, and 8
(c) who then drives the vehicle recklessly or at a speed or in a 9
manner dangerous to others, 10
is guilty of an offence. 11
Maximum penalty: 12
(a) in the case of a first offence--imprisonment for 3 years, or 13
(b) in the case of an offence on a second or subsequent 14
occasion--imprisonment for 5 years. 15
(2) In this section, vehicle has the same meaning as it has in 16
section 52A. 17
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Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Bill 2010
Schedule 2 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209
Schedule 2 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 1
1986 No 209 2
Schedule 1 Indictable offences triable summarily 3
Insert "51B," after "49A," in item 1 of Part 1 of Table 2. 4
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Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Bill 2010
Amendment of Road Transport (General) Act 2005 No 11 Schedule 3
Schedule 3 Amendment of Road Transport (General) 1
Act 2005 No 11 2
Section 188 Disqualification for certain major offences 3
Insert ", 51B" after "51A" in paragraph (b) of the definition of convicted 4
person in section 188 (1). 5
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