2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)
Crimes (Street Offences) Amendment Bill 2007

Contents
	Page

	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 7A, note 1, new dot points	2
	5	Section 392	2
	6	Offence notices
Section 441 (1) (a)	3
	7	Section 441 (10)	3

2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)
Crimes (Street Offences) Amendment Bill 2007

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Crimes (Street Offences) Amendment Act 2007.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Crimes Act 1900.
4	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 7A, note 1, new dot points
insert
·	s 392 (Disorderly or offensive behaviour)
·	s 392A (Offensive language)
5	Section 392
substitute
392	Disorderly or offensive behaviour
	(1)	A person must not behave in a disorderly or offensive way in or near a public place or school.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
	(2)	An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
	(3)	In this section:
disorderly includes violent or riotous.
near, a public place or school, includes within view of, or hearing from, the place or school.
offensive includes intimidating, indecent, threatening, abusive, obscene or insulting.
392A	Offensive language
	(1)	A person must not use offensive language in or near a public place or school.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
	(2)	An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
	(3)	In this section:
near, a public place or school, includes within view of, or hearing from, the place or school.
offensive includes intimidating, indecent, threatening, abusive, obscene or insulting.
6	Offence notices
Section 441 (1) (a)
substitute
	(a)	is satisfied as to the identity of a person; and
7	Section 441 (10)
substitute
	(10)	In this section:
prescribed offence means an offence against any of the following sections:
	(a)	section 119 (Defacing premises); 
	(b)	section 154 (Additional offences on territory premises); 
	(c)	section 379 (Misbehaviour at public meetings); 
	(d)	section 391 (Fighting); 
	(e)	section 392 (Disorderly or offensive behaviour); 
	(f)	section 392A (Offensive language); 
	(g)	section 393 (Indecent exposure); 
	(h)	section 394 (Noise abatement directions); 
	(i)	the Liquor Act 1975, section 139 (1) or (2) (Consumption of liquor in certain public places); 
	(j)	the Liquor Act 1975, section 152 (Sale or supply of liquor to under-age people); 
	(k)	the Liquor Act 1975, section 154 (Buying, possession and consumption of liquor by under-age people).
prescribed penalty means—
	(a)	if the penalty for the offence to which the prescribed penalty relates is more than 2 penalty units—$200; or
	(b)	otherwise—$100.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2007.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2007.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.