Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Penalties) Amendment Act 2011
A2011-50
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Section 15 (3)	2
	5	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19 (1)	2
	6	Section 19 (2)	3
	7	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20 (1)	3
	8	Section 20 (2)	3
	9	Causing grievous bodily harm
Section 25	3
	10	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)	4
	11	Section 29 (3)	4
	12	Section 29 (4)	4
	13	Section 29 (5)	4

Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Penalties) Amendment Act 2011
A2011-50

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 (Penalties) 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.
4	Section 15 (3)
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26 years
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28 years
5	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19 (1)
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15 years
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20 years
6	Section 19 (2)
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20 years
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25 years
7	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20 (1)
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10 years
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13 years
8	Section 20 (2)
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13 years
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15 years
9	Causing grievous bodily harm
Section 25
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2 years
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5 years
10	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)
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7 years
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14 years
11	Section 29 (3)
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9 years
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16 years
12	Section 29 (4)
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4 years
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10 years
13	Section 29 (5)
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5 years
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12 years

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2011.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 23 November 2011.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Crimes (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2011, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 16 November 2011. 

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

© Australian Capital Territory 2011