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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES (DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ORDERS) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 - As at 27 October 2017 - Act 41 of 2017

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement

PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL CODE

  • 3 Code amended
  • 4 Amendment of s 227C (Persons who are not criminally responsible for offences against ss 227A and 227B)
  • 5 Amendment of s 552H (Maximum penalty for indictable offences dealt with summarily)
  • 6 Insertion of new pt 9, ch 99

PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW (REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS) ACT 1986

  • 7 Act amended
  • 8 Amendment of s 3 (Interpretation)
  • 9 Insertion of new s 15

PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986

  • 10 Act amended
  • 11 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions)
  • 12 Replacement of s 4A (Salts, derivatives and stereo-isomers)
  • 13 Amendment of s 4BA (Provision about s 4, definition dangerous drug, paragraph (c)(iii))
  • 14 Amendment of s 13 (Certain offences may be dealt with summarily)
  • 15 Insertion of new s 13A
  • 16 Amendment of s 14 (Other offences that may be dealt with summarily if no commercial purpose alleged)

PART 5 - AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 1977

  • 17 Act amended
  • 18 Amendment of s 21M (Meaning of protected witness)

PART 6 - AMENDMENT OF JUSTICE AND OTHER INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT 2008

  • 19 Act amended
  • 20 Amendment of long title
  • 21 Amendment of s 3 (Purpose of Act)
  • 22 Insertion of new pt 2A
  • 23 Amendment of s 10 (Sending agency may make information available to information technology service provider)
  • 24 Replacement of s 11 (Use of information permitted despite other Act)
  • 25 Amendment of s 12 (Information not to be disclosed under this Act)
  • 26 Amendment of s 13 (Form of arrangements for giving and receiving information)
  • 27 Amendment of s 14 (Disposal of information by receiving agency)
  • 28 Amendment of s 15 (Misuse of information made available under this Act)
  • 29 Amendment of s 16 (Protection from liability)
  • 30 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)

PART 7 - AMENDMENT OF PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992

  • 31 Act amended
  • 32 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions)
  • 33 Amendment of s 15C (Meaning of eligible drug offender)
  • 34 Amendment of s 19 (Order of court)
  • 35 Insertion of new pt 8A

PART 8 - AMENDMENT OF POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000

  • 36 Act amended
  • 37 Amendment of s 379 (Additional case when arrest for minor drugs offence may be discontinued)

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