SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966

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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - NOTES

No. 7405 of 1966
Version incorporating amendments as at 11 February 2009

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Summary Offences Act 1966 was assented to on 17 May 1966 and came into operation on 21 December 1966: Government Gazette 21 December 1966 page 4265.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Summary Offences Act 1966 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Summary Offences Act 1967, No. 7635/1967
Assent Date:
19.12.67
Commencement Date:
19.12.67
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Sunday Newspapers) Act 1969, No. 7786/1969
Assent Date:
1.4.69
Commencement Date:
24.4.69: Government Gazette 23.4.69 p. 1075
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences Act 1969, No. 7854/1969
Assent Date:
14.10.69
Commencement Date:
19.12.69: Government Gazette 19.12.69 p. 4136
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Justices (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7876/1969
Assent Date:
25.11.69
Commencement Date:
S. 2(3)(Sch.) on 1.4.70: Government Gazette 25.2.70 p. 463
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7877/1969
Assent Date:
25.11.69
Commencement Date:
25.11.69
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences Act 1970, No. 7967/1970
Assent Date:
13.4.70
Commencement Date:
13.4.70
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Trespass to Farms) Act 1970, No. 8065/1970
Assent Date:
22.12.70
Commencement Date:
27.1.71: Government Gazette 27.1.71 p. 200
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences Act 1970, No. 8075/1970
Assent Date:
22.12.70
Commencement Date:
22.12.70
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Trespasses) Act 1970, No. 8085/1970
Assent Date:
22.12.70
Commencement Date:
22.12.70
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Police Regulation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1971, No. 8179/1971
Assent Date:
23.11.71
Commencement Date:
15.12.71: Government Gazette 15.12.71 p. 3845
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 1971, No. 8226/1971
Assent Date:
14.12.71
Commencement Date:
14.12.71
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Powers of Arrest) Act 1972, No. 8247/1972
Assent Date:
6.4.72
Commencement Date:
1.7.72: Government Gazette 28.6.72 p. 2360
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Police Offences Act 1972, No. 8267/1972
Assent Date:
9.5.72
Commencement Date:
9.5.72
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Consumer Protection Act 1972, No. 8276/1972
Assent Date:
13.5.72
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-4, Pts 1, 2 (except Divs 2, 3), 3 (except Div. 2), 4, 5 on 1.7.72; Divs 2, 3 of Pt 2, Div. 2 of Pt 3 on 13.7.72: see s. 2(2) of Act No. 8382
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Health (Contraceptives) Act 1974, No. 8642/1974
Assent Date:
17.12.74
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 1.9.75: Government Gazette 25.6.75 p. 2179
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Bail Act 1977, No. 9008/1977
Assent Date:
10.5.77
Commencement Date:
1.9.77: Government Gazette 17.8.77 p. 2654
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision 1977, No. 9019/1977
Assent Date:
17.5.77
Commencement Date:
17.5.77: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 1978, No. 9214/1978
Assent Date:
19.12.78
Commencement Date:
20.12.78: Government Gazette 20.12.78 p. 3886
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1980, No. 9509/1980
Assent Date:
23.12.80
Commencement Date:
1.3.81: Government Gazette 4.2.81 p. 338
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Summary Offences (Corporation Meetings) Act 1981, No. 9519/1981
Assent Date:
24.3.81
Commencement Date:
6.5.81: Government Gazette 6.5.81 p. 1434
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1981, No. 9549/1981
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
19.5.81: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences Act 1981, No. 9554/1981 (as amended by No. 9902/1983)
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
S. 44 on 26.9.80: s. 1(3); ss 1, 36-46 on 3.6.81: Government Gazette 3.6.81 p. 1778; rest of Act on 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (False Reports to Police) Act 1981, No. 9642/1981
Assent Date:
15.12.81
Commencement Date:
15.12.81
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1982, No. 9848/1982
Assent Date:
21.12.82
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-8, 17 on 12.1.83: Government Gazette 12.1.83 p. 80; rest of Act on 1.6.83: Government Gazette 11.5.83 p. 1146
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983
Assent Date:
15.6.83
Commencement Date:
15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities Act 1983, No. 9928/1983
Assent Date:
28.6.83
Commencement Date:
S. 13 on 29.6.83: Government Gazette 29.6.83 p. 1889; rest of Act on 20.7.83: Government Gazette 20.7.83 p. 2291
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9945/1983
Assent Date:
20.9.83
Commencement Date:
S. 2 on 1.9.81: s. 1(4); rest of Act (except s. 8) on 20.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4035; s. 8 repealed by No. 10096 s. 4(4)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Legal Profession Practice (Further Amendment) Act 1983, No. 10012/1983
Assent Date:
13.12.83
Commencement Date:
1.1.84: Government Gazette 29.12.83 p. 4149
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Planning (Brothels) Act 1984, No. 10094/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-4, 7(2), 9-14 on 2.7.84: Government Gazette 30.5.84 p. 1674; ss 49D, 49E inserted by s. 7(1) in the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 on 2.7.84: Government Gazette 30.5.84 p. 1674; ss 5, 6, 8 on 1.7.85: Government Gazette 19.6.85 p. 2336; ss 49C, 49F-49O inserted by s. 7(1) in the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 on 1.7.85: Government Gazette 19.6.85 p. 2336
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Health (Amendment) Act 1985, No. 10262/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch.) on 1.3.86: Government Gazette 26.2.86 p. 451
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Crimes (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1986, No. 101/1986
Assent Date:
16.12.86
Commencement Date:
1.8.87: Government Gazette 22.7.87 p. 1924
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Prostitution Regulation Act 1986, No. 124/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
S. 76 on 16.8.87: Government Gazette 12.8.87 p. 2175
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Road Safety Act 1986, No. 127/1986 (as amended by No. 87/1987)
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
S. 102 on 1.3.87: Government Gazette 25.2.87 p. 445; Sch. 4 (items 27.1, 27.2) on 1.7.87: Special Gazette (No. 27) 25.6.87 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1986
Coal Mines (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 6/1987
Assent Date:
28.4.87
Commencement Date:
11.5.87: Government Gazette 6.5.87 p. 1004
Current State:
All of Act in operation



Planning and Environment Act 1987, No. 45/1987
Assent Date:
27.5.87
Commencement Date:
Pt 1, s. 204 on 27.5.87: s. 2(1); rest of Act (except Sch. items 118, 119) on 16.2.88: Government Gazette 10.2.88 p. 218; Sch. items 118, 119 repealed by No. 86/1989 s. 24
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 70/1987
Assent Date:
24.11.87
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 5-7 on 6.12.87: Government Gazette 2.12.87 p. 3309; s. 8 on 1.9.88: Government Gazette 31.8.88 p. 2598; s. 4 on 27.6.89: Special Gazette (No. 35) 27.6.89 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Tobacco Act 1987, No. 81/1987
Assent Date:
24.11.87
Commencement Date:
Ss 6(1)(3), 13, 15 on 1.4.88: s. 2(2); s. 6(2) on 1.1.89: s. 2(4); s. 14 on 1.7.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 24.11.87: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Liquor Control Act 1987, No. 97/1987
Assent Date:
1.12.87
Commencement Date:
S. 181(14) on 3.5.88: Government Gazette 27.4.88 p. 1044
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Crimes (Computers) Act 1988, No. 36/1988
Assent Date:
24.5.88
Commencement Date:
1.6.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 74/1988
Assent Date:
15.12.88
Commencement Date:
16.12.88: Special Gazette (No. 99) 16.12.88 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989
Assent Date:
9.5.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 112.28-115.7, 115.9-117.3) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798; Sch. 2 item 115.8 on 3.6.92: Government Gazette 3.6.92 p. 1306
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Fire Authorities Act 1989, No. 50/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 51 on 1.7.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1559
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966

Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(a)-(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989
Assent Date:
5.12.89
Commencement Date:
1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.89 p. 2473
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Control of Weapons Act 1990, No. 24/1990
Assent Date:
5.6.90
Commencement Date:
31.8.90: Government Gazette 29.8.90 p. 2616
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990
Assent Date:
18.12.90
Commencement Date:
S. 128(Sch. 2 item 28) on 6.11.91: Government Gazette 30.10.91 p. 2970
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991, No. 8/1991
Assent Date:
16.4.91
Commencement Date:
S. 20(1) on 5.8.91: Government Gazette 24.7.91 p. 2026
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Sentencing Act 1991, No. 49/1991
Assent Date:
25.6.91
Commencement Date:
22.4.92: Government Gazette 15.4.92 p. 898
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Meat Industry Act 1993, No. 40/1993
Assent Date:
1.6.93
Commencement Date:
Sch. 2(items 11.1-11.3) on 30.6.93: Government Gazette 24.6.93 p. 1596
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Summary Offences (Stolen Cattle) Act 1993, No. 71/1993
Assent Date:
5.10.93
Commencement Date:
5.10.93
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1993, No. 125/1993
Assent Date:
7.12.93
Commencement Date:
S. 20(11) on 7.12.93: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966

Medical Practice Act 1994, No. 23/1994
Assent Date:
17.5.94
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 2 on 17.5.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: Government Gazette 23.6.94 p. 1672
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997, No. 44/1997
Assent Date:
11.6.97
Commencement Date:
Ss 53-55 on 19.6.97: Government Gazette 19.6.97 p. 1384
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 8/1998
Assent Date:
21.4.98
Commencement Date:
21.4.98: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Prostitution Control (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 44/1999
Assent Date:
8.6.99
Commencement Date:
S. 32 on 8.6.99: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 121) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Sentencing (Emergency Service Costs) Act 2001, No. 80/2001
Assent Date:
4.12.01
Commencement Date:
S. 6 on 5.12.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Auction Sales (Repeal) Act 2001, No. 84/2001
Assent Date:
11.12.01
Commencement Date:
S. 13 on 1.1.03: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Crimes (Property Damage and Computer Offences) Act 2003, No. 10/2003
Assent Date:
6.5.03
Commencement Date:
S. 15 on 7.5.03: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966

Summary Offences (Offensive Behaviour) Act 2003, No. 33/2003
Assent Date:
27.5.03
Commencement Date:
27.5.04: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, No. 80/2003
Assent Date:
11.11.03
Commencement Date:
S. 183 on 1.7.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Monetary Units Act 2004, No. 10/2004
Assent Date:
11.5.04
Commencement Date:
S. 15(Sch. 1 item 30) on 1.7.04: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2004, No. 16/2004
Assent Date:
18.5.04
Commencement Date:
S. 56 on 2.11.08: Government Gazette 30.10.08 p. 2530
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Ambulance Services (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 51/2004
Assent Date:
22.6.04
Commencement Date:
S. 23 on 5.8.04: Government Gazette 5.8.04 p. 2172-see Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Vagrancy (Repeal) and Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 56/2005
Assent Date:
13.9.05
Commencement Date:
Ss 4, 5 on 14.9.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005
Assent Date:
7.12.05
Commencement Date:
S. 182(Sch. 4 item 49) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Disability Act 2006, No. 23/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 249 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966



Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 39) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 46) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006
Assent Date:
29.8.06
Commencement Date:
S. 61(Sch. item 29) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Summary Offences Amendment (Upskirting) Act 2007, No. 49/2007
Assent Date:
25.9.07
Commencement Date:
26.9.07: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 8/2008
Assent Date:
18.3.08
Commencement Date:
S. 17 on 1.7.08: s. 2(5)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Infringements and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 9/2008
Assent Date:
18.3.08
Commencement Date:
S. 9 on 1.7.08: Special Gazette (No. 172) 27.6.08 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 21/2008
Assent Date:
2.6.08
Commencement Date:
S. 28 on 1.7.08: s. 2(7)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
Summary Offences Amendment (Tattooing and Body Piercing) Act 2008, 
No. 49/2008
Assent Date:
15.9.08
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-5 on 1.1.09: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966


Crimes Legislation Amendment (Food and Drink Spiking) Act 2009, No. 1/2009
Assent Date:
10.2.09
Commencement Date:
S. 4 on 11.2.09: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Summary Offences Act 1966
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Metric Conversion (Summary Offences Act 1966) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 137/1974
Date of Making:
23.4.74
Date of Commencement:
23.4.74
Metric Conversion (Summary Offences Act 1966 No. 2) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 302/1974
Date of Making:
25.6.74
Date of Commencement:
25.6.74
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.

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Summary Offences Act 1966
No. 7405 of 1966