Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987 (Tas)

Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987

An Act to provide generally for the introduction of a penalty units system with respect to offences against Acts and subordinate instruments in place of the existing system providing for penalties in monetary terms, to amend certain Acts for the purpose of introducing that system, to increase certain penalties for offences against the Police Offences Act 1935 , the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968 , and the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970 , and to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and the Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1981 . [Royal Assent 29 April 1987]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987 .

2. Commencement (1) Except as provided in this section and subject to subsection (3) , this Act shall commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Section 6 and Schedule 2 shall be deemed to have commenced on 30th September 1981. (3) Where the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent is a day before the day fixed by proclamation under section 2 (2) of the Police Offences Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985 – (a) section 7 (1) and Schedule 3 shall commence on that first-mentioned day; and (b) section 7 (2) and Schedule 4 shall be repealed. (4) Where the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent is a day on or after the day fixed by proclamation under section 2 (2) of the Police Offences Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985 – (a) section 7 (2) and Schedule 4 shall commence; and (b) section 7 (1) and Schedule 3 shall be repealed – on the day so fixed by proclamation.