Australian Capital Territory
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932    
A1932-3
Republication No 3
Effective:  24 November 2005
Republication date: 24 November 2005
Last amendment made by A2005-54

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 24 November 2005.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 24 November 2005.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	3	Meaning of City of Canberra Arms	2
	4	Notes	2
	5	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc	2
	6	Unauthorised use of City of Canberra Arms	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	6
	5	Earlier republications	6

Australian Capital Territory
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932

An Act for the protection of the arms of the City of Canberra

    

1	Name of Act
This Act is the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932.
3	Meaning of City of Canberra Arms
In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
City of Canberra Arms means the Arms and Crest of the City of Canberra granted by royal warrant to the Federal Capital Commissioners, Australia, appointed under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924 (Cwlth), and their successors in their corporate capacity, and includes the Supporters to those Arms.
4	Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act. 
Note 1	Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1).  
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention, recklessness and strict liability).
Note 2	Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.
6	Unauthorised use of City of Canberra Arms
	(1)	A person commits an offence if the person uses in relation to any trade, business, calling or profession—
	(a)	the City of Canberra Arms; or
	(b)	arms or a device or design that is likely to be taken to be the City of Canberra Arms.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
	(2)	An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.  
	(3)	This section does not apply in relation to a use authorised by the Minister.
	(4)	If, in a prosecution for an offence against this section, it is proved that the City of Canberra Arms or the other arms, device or design was displayed on any goods manufactured, produced, sold or offered for sale by the defendant, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the defendant used it in relation to a trade, business, calling or profession.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
cl = clause	pres = present	
def = definition	prev = previous	
dict = dictionary	(prev...) = previously	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	pt = part	
Assembly	r = rule/subrule	
div = division	reg = regulation/subregulation	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = Gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the City of Canberra Ordinance 1932 No 3 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
	Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932 No 3
notified 11 February 1932
commenced 11 February 1932
as amended by
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966 No 19
notified 23 December 1966
commenced 23 December 1966
	Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 61
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 61 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.12
notified LR 27 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)
4	Amendment history
Repeal
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.719
Notes
s 4	am 1966 No 19; 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.76
Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 5	ins A2005-54 amdt 1.76
Unauthorised use of City of Canberra Arms
s 6	ins A2005-54 amdt 1.76
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Ord 1966 No 19	31 May 1991	
2	A2001-44	16 July 2002	

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