2011
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Crimes (Certain Penalty Increases) Amendment Bill 2011

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19 (1)	2
	5	Section 19 (2) and note	2
	6	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20 (1)	3
	7	Section 20 (2) and note	3
	8	Causing grievous bodily harm
Section 25	3
	9	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)	3
	10	Section 29 (3) and note	4
	11	Section 29 (4)	4
	12	Section 29 (5)	4
Schedule 1	Consequential amendments	5
Part 1.1	Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991	5
Part 1.2	Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977	5
Part 1.3	Road Transport (General) Act 1999	6
Part 1.4	Spent Convictions Act 2000	6

2011
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Crimes (Certain Penalty Increases) Amendment Bill 2011

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900, and for other purposes

    

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

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Crimes (Certain Penalty Increases) Amendment Act 2011.
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.
Note	This Act also amends other legislation (see sch 1).
4	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19 (1)
omit
15 years
substitute
20 years
5	Section 19 (2) and note
substitute
Note	Section 48A (Aggravated offences—offences against pregnant women) makes provision in relation to aggravated offences against this section.  The penalty mentioned in s 19 (1) includes the penalty for the aggravated offence.
6	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20 (1)
omit
10 years
substitute
13 years
7	Section 20 (2) and note
substitute
Note	Section 48A (Aggravated offences—offences against pregnant women) makes provision in relation to aggravated offences against this section.  The penalty mentioned in s 20 (1) includes the penalty for the aggravated offence.
8	Causing grievous bodily harm
Section 25
omit
2 years
substitute
5 years
9	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)
omit
7 years
substitute
14 years
10	Section 29 (3) and note
substitute
Note	Section 48A (Aggravated offences—offences against pregnant women) makes provision in relation to aggravated offences against this section.  The penalties mentioned in s 29 (2) and (4) include the penalty for the aggravated offence.
11	Section 29 (4)
omit
4 years
substitute
10 years 
12	Section 29 (5)
omit

Schedule 1	Consequential amendments
(see s 3)
Part 1.1	Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
[1.1]	Section 37, definition of less serious violent offence, paragraph (h)
substitute
	(h)	section 29 (4) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle);
[1.2]	Section 37, definition of serious violent offence, paragraph (a) (ix)
substitute
	(ix)	section 29 (2) (Culpable driving of motor vehicle);
Part 1.2	Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
[1.3]	Dictionary, definition of offence of culpable driving, paragraph (a)
after
driving
insert
of motor vehicle
Part 1.3	Road Transport (General) Act 1999
[1.4]	Dictionary, definition of offence of culpable driving, paragraph (a)
after
driving
insert
of motor vehicle
Part 1.4	Spent Convictions Act 2000
[1.5]	Section 14 (4) (a)
after
driving
insert
of motor vehicle

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2011.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2011.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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