Australian Capital Territory
Victims of Crime (Victims Services Levy) Amendment Act 2015
A2015-39

An Act to amend the Victims of Crime Act 1994, and for other purposes

    

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

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Victims of Crime (Victims Services Levy) Amendment Act 2015.
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 Victims of Crime Act 1994.
Note	This Act also amends the Victims of Crime Regulation 2000 (see sch 1).
4	Imposition of victims services levy
Section 24 (2)
omit
, is liable to pay the Territory a victims services levy of $30
substitute
is liable to pay the Territory a victims services levy of $40

Schedule 1	Victims of Crime Regulation 2000—Technical amendments
(see s 3)
[1.1]	Section 49A
substitute
49A	Victims services levy—excluded offences—Act, s 23
The following offences are prescribed offences to which the victims services levy does not apply:
	(a)	an offence mentioned in schedule 2;
	(b)	an offence under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT).
Note	A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).
Explanatory note
This amendment ensures that the victims services levy does not apply to an offence committed under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT). The Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT) includes nationally-agreed penalties and, under the intergovernmental agreement on heavy vehicle regulatory reform, the Territory agreed not to depart from, or alter the effect of, the national law through a bill or regulation.
[1.2]	Schedule 2, part 2.1, new item 3A
insert
3A	170 (1)	stop in intersection	
Explanatory note
This amendment ensures that the victims services levy does not apply to an offence committed under the Australian Road Rules, section 170 (1).
[1.3]	Schedule 2, part 2.1, new item 36A
insert
36A	197 (1A)	stop on painted island	
Explanatory note
This amendment ensures that the victims services levy does not apply to an offence committed under the Australian Road Rules, section 197 (1A).
[1.4]	Schedule 2, part 2.1, new item 47A
insert
47A	208A (1)	not parallel park in direction of travel in road related area	
Explanatory note
This amendment ensures that the victims services levy does not apply to an offence committed under the Australian Road Rules, section 208A (1). 
[1.5]	Schedule 2, part 2.2, item 13
substitute
13	49B (2)	park after e-payment period ended	
13A	49B (3)	park for longer than allowed by ticket signs	
Explanatory note
This amendment updates an incorrect description for item 13. This amendment also ensures that the victims services levy does not apply to an offence committed under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000, section 49B (3).

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 13 August 2015.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 6 October 2015.
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 Victims of Crime (Victims Services Levy) Amendment Bill 2015, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 24 September 2015. 

Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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