Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
- Act 44 of 1935
- Royal Assent 25 October 1935
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I - Preliminary
1. 1. Short title
2. 2.
3. 3. Interpretation
PART II - General Police Provisions Division I - Drunkenness,
vagrancy, indecency, and other public annoyances
4. 4. Drunkenness when in charge of vehicle or in possession of
dangerous weapon
4A. 4A. Custody of intoxicated persons
4B. 4B. Provisions relating to persons held in custody
4C. 4C. Declaration of places of safety
5. 5.
6. 6. Consorting
7. 7. Loiterers, &c.
7A. 7A. Loitering near children
8. 8. Begging, imposition, prostitution, &c.
9. 9.
10. 10. Disorderly houses
11. 11.
12. 12. Prohibited language and behaviour
13. 13. Public annoyance
13A. 13A. Observation or recording in breach of privacy
13B. 13B. Publishing or distributing prohibited visual recording
13C. 13C. Possession of prohibited visual recording
13D. 13D. Persons who are not criminally responsible for an offence
under section 13A or 13B
14. 14. Public decency
Division IA - Offences relating to trespass to lands
14A. 14A. Peering into dwelling-houses, &c.
14B. 14B. Unlawful entry on land
14C. 14C. Names and addresses of offenders may be required
14D. 14D. Alternative convictions
Division II - Offences relating to good order and safety
15. 15. Obstructions in streets, writing on or defacing buildings,
&c., throwing, &c., rubbish on street, &c.
15A. 15A. Police offences in towns
15B. 15B. Dispersal of persons
15C. 15C. Dangerous articles
15CA. 15CA. Graffiti and graffiti equipment
15D. 15D. Use, carriage and possession of crossbows
15E. 15E. Body armour
15F. 15F. Laser pointers
16. 16. Street entertainment
17. 17. Chimneys on fire
18. 18. Discharge of distress signals
17A. 17A.
17B. 17B.
19. 19. Poisoned substances
19AA. 19AA. Dangerous junk
19A. 19A. Sports grounds
20. 20. Misbehaviour at public meetings
20AA. 20AA. Rescue and illegal impounding of distress damage feasant
Division III - Fortifications
20A. 20A. Interpretation
20B. 20B. Fortification warning notice, issue of
20C. 20C. Fortification warning notice, contents of
20D. 20D. Giving fortification warning notice
20E. 20E. Withdrawal notice
20F. 20F. Fortification removal notice, issue of
20G. 20G. Fortification removal notice, contents of
20H. 20H. Giving fortification removal notice
20I. 20I. Fortification removal notice, enforcement of
20J. 20J. Review of fortification removal notice
20K. 20K. Hindering removal or modification of fortifications
20L. 20L. Planning and other approval issues
20M. 20M. No compensation for removal or modification of fortifications
20N. 20N. Protection from liability for wrongdoing
Division IIIA - Prohibited behaviour
21. 21. Prohibited behaviour
21A. 21A. Unlawfully administering drug, &c.
22. 22.
23. 23.
24. 24.
24A. 24A.
24B. 24B.
Division IV - Consumption of liquor
25. 25. Consumption of liquor in streets, &c.
Division V - Sale or supply of liquor to youths
26. 26. Sale or supply of liquor to youths
27. 27.
28. 28.
29. 29.
30. 30.
31. 31.
32. 32.
Division VI -
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33. 33.
34. 34.
34A. 34A.
Division VII - Offences against public authority
34B. 34B. Resistance to, and obstruction of, public officers prohibited
PART III - Injuries to the Person
35. 35. Common assault and aggravated assault
35A. 35A.
36. 36. Injury by driving, &c.
PART IV - Injuries to Property
37. 37. Offences relating to property
PART IVA - Offences involving vehicles Division 1 - Motor vehicle
stealing, &c.
37A. 37A. Interpretation
37B. 37B. Motor vehicle stealing
37C. 37C. Procuring the hire or use of a motor vehicle by fraud,
&c.
37D. 37D. Summary prosecution of offenders
37E. 37E. Penalty
37F. 37F. Disqualification from driving
37G. 37G. Requirement of owner or registered operator to provide
details
37GA. 37GA. Notice of demand
37GB. 37GB. Statutory declaration naming driver or occupant of vehicle
37H. 37H. Application of section 18 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act
1999
37I. 37I. Tampering with vehicles
37J. 37J. Excessive noise, smoke, &c., from vehicles
37JA. 37JA. Use of spotlights on vehicles on public streets
Division 2 - Confiscation and clamping of vehicles for certain
offences Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
37K. 37K. Interpretation of Division
37L. 37L. Application of Division
37M. 37M. Punishment under Division additional to other punishment
37MA. 37MA. Special compulsory penalty for prescribed offences
Subdivision 2 - Clamping and confiscation of vehicles
37N. 37N. Clamping and confiscation of vehicles
37O. 37O. Period of clamping or confiscation for first prescribed
offence
37P. 37P. Period of clamping or confiscation for second prescribed
offence
37Q. 37Q. Period of clamping or confiscation for third or subsequent
prescribed offence
37R. 37R. Transportation of vehicle to holding yard
37S. 37S. Unlawful interference with, or removal of, confiscated
vehicle
37SA. 37SA. Unlawful interference with clamped vehicle, &c.
37T. 37T. Notice of clamping or confiscation to be given
37U. 37U. Content of notice for first offence
37V. 37V. Content of notice for second or subsequent offence
37W. 37W. Advice to registered operator of date of hearing
37X. 37X. Costs of confiscation
Subdivision 3 - Forfeiture orders
37Y. 37Y. Application for forfeiture of vehicles
37Z. 37Z. Defence to show no knowledge and consent
37ZA. 37ZA. Powers for enforcing forfeiture order
37ZB. 37ZB. Third party protection from forfeiture order
Subdivision 4 - Unclamping and recovery, &c., of vehicles
37ZC. 37ZC. Unclamping or recovery of vehicle clamped or confiscated
for prescribed offence
37ZD. 37ZD. Unclamping or recovery of vehicle clamped or confiscated
for second or subsequent prescribed offence
37ZE. 37ZE. Clamped or confiscated vehicle may be unclamped or returned
in certain circumstances
37ZF. 37ZF. Unclamping or return of vehicle in case of severe hardship
37ZG. 37ZG. Return of vehicle if offending driver not convicted,
&c.
Subdivision 5 - Disposal of vehicles, &c.
37ZH. 37ZH. Disposal of confiscated vehicle
37ZI. 37ZI. Disposal of forfeited vehicle
37ZJ. 37ZJ. Voluntary transfer of ownership of vehicle to Crown
37ZK. 37ZK. Clamped or confiscated vehicle not to be sold or disposed
of
37ZL. 37ZL. Application of proceeds of sale
Subdivision 6 - Miscellaneous
37ZLA. 37ZLA. Power of Commissioner to authorise unclamping
37ZM. 37ZM. Protection from liability
PART V - Offences Involving Dishonesty
38. 38.
38A. 38A. Making off without payment
39. 39. Possession of stolen property
39A. 39A. Offences in relation to sheep, cattle, and other stock
40. 40. Possession and sale of shipwrecked property
41. 41. Advertising reward for return of stolen property
42. 42. Taking or using animal, vehicle, or vessel without owner's
consent
43. 43. Finding property
PART VA - Offences Relating to Computers
43A. 43A. Computer-related fraud
43B. 43B. Damaging computer data
43C. 43C. Unauthorized access to a computer
43D. 43D. Insertion of false information as data
43E. 43E. Extra-territorial application of this Part
PART VI - Miscellaneous Offences Division I - Bogus advertisements
and false notices
44. 44. Bogus advertisements
44A. 44A. False reports to police
Division II -
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45. 45.
46. 46.
Division IIA - Setting of traps
46A. 46A.
Division III - Motor-vehicle races and reliability trials
47. 47. Interpretation
48. 48. No motor-vehicle race to be held without a permit
49. 49. Power of Commissioner of Police to grant permit
Division IIIAA - Activities on public streets
49AA. 49AA. Interpretation of Division
49AB. 49AB. Public street permits
Division IIIA - Public entertainments
49A. 49A. Interpretation
49B. 49B. Power of Commissioner to control public entertainments
49C. 49C.
Division IV -
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50. 50.
51. 51.
52. 52.
53. 53.
54. 54.
PART VII - Powers of Police Officers and Other Persons Division I
- Arrest
55. 55. Arrest
55A. 55A. Names and addresses of offenders
56. 56. Procedure on arrest
Division II - Entry and search
57. 57. Power of police officers to enter certain places
57A. 57A. Searching of hawkers, &c.
57B. 57B. Search for and detention of skins suspected to be stolen
58. 58. Search of persons for poison
58A. 58A. Power to search for liquor
58B. 58B. Search of accused person in custody
Division III - Search warrants
59. 59.
60. 60. Commissioner's warrant
Division IV - Liquor infringement notices
61. 61. Liquor infringement notices
62. 62. Payments into Consolidated Fund
PART VIII - Declaration of Crime Scenes and Serious Incident Sites
Division 1 - Crime scenes
63. 63. Declaration of crime scene
63A. 63A. Authority at crime scene
Division 2 - Serious incident sites
63B. 63B. Declaration of serious incident site
63C. 63C. Authority at serious incident site
PART IX - Procedure and Supplemental Provisions
64. 64. Accomplice
65. 65. Power of court, upon neglect to prosecute, court to order
another person to proceed
66. 66. Provision relating to determination of certain questions by
courts
67. 67. Averment of age prima facie proof
67A. 67A. Evidentiary provision
68. 68. Procedure for seized firearms
69. 69. Disposal of property forfeited to Crown
70. 70.
71. 71.
72. 72.
73. 73. Act not to affect rights of the Crown
74. 74. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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