2004
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)

Sentencing Reform Amendment Bill 2004

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
Part 2	Supreme Court Act 1933
	3	Legislation amended—pt 2	3
	4	New sections 37SA and 37SB	3
Part 3	Crimes Act 1900
	5	Legislation amended—pt 3	4
	6	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 7A, note 1	4
	7	Manslaughter
Section 15 (2)	4
	8	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19	4
	9	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20	5
	10	Wounding
Section 21	5
	11	Assault with intent to commit certain indictable offences
Section 22	5
	12	Acts endangering life etc
Section 27 (3) (f)	5
	13	Section 27 (3)	6
	14	Section 27 (3)	6
	15	Section 27 (4)	6
	16	Acts endangering health etc
Section 28 (2) (c)	6
	17	Section 28 (2)	6
	18	Section 28 (2)	7
	19	New section 28A	7
	20	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)	7
	21	Section 29 (3)	8
	22	Possession of object with intent to kill etc
Section 33	8
	23	New sections 35A to 35C	8
	24	Abduction of young person
Section 37	12
	25	Neglect etc of children
Section 39 (1), penalty	13
	26	Section 39 (3), penalty	13
	27	Alternative verdicts for certain offences against the person
Section 49, table, item 10	13
	28	Section 49, table, item 11	13
	29	Section 49, table	13
	30	Sexual assault in the first degree 
Section 51 (1)	14
	31	Section 51 (2)	14
	32	Sexual assault in the second degree
Section 52 (1)	14
	33	Section 52 (2)	15
	34	Sexual assault in the third degree
Section 53 (1)	15
	35	Section 53 (2)	15
	36	Sexual intercourse without consent
Section 54 (1)	15
	37	Section 54 (2)	16
	38	Sexual intercourse with young person
Section 55 (1)	16
	39	Maintaining a sexual relationship with young person
Section 56 (5)	16
	40	Act of indecency in the first degree
Section 57	16
	41	Act of indecency in the second degree
Section 58	17
	42	Act of indecency without consent
Section 60 (1)	17
	43	Section 60 (2)	17
	44	Acts of indecency with young people
Section 61 (1)	17
	45	Abduction
Section 63	18
	46	Employment of young people for pornographic purposes
Section 64 (1)	18
	47	Possession of child pornography
Section 65 (1)	18
	48	Using the Internet etc to deprave young people
Section 66 (1), penalty, paragraph (a)	18
	49	Section 66 (1), penalty, paragraph (b)	19
	50	Section 66 (2), penalty	19
	51	Aiding prisoner to escape
Section 159	19
	52	Escaping
Section 160	19
	53	Section 341	20
	54	Section 341 (a)	20
	55	Section 341 (b)	20
	56	Section 341 (c) and (d)	20
	57	Section 341 (e) and (f)	20
	58	Matters to which court to have regard
Section 342 (1)	21
	59	Section 342 (1) (i)	21
	60	Section 342 (1) (j) and (m)	21
	61	Section 342 (1) (q)	21
	62	Section 342 (1) (s)	21
	63	Section 342 (1)	21
	64	Section 342 (2)	21
	65	New section 342A	22
	66	Victim impact statements
New section 343 (2A)	22
	67	Matters not to be taken into account
Section 344 (1) (d) and (e)	22
	68	Section 344	22
	69	Restriction on imposing sentences of imprisonment
Section 345	23
	70	Summary disposal of certain cases
Section 375 (1) (b)	23
	71	Section 375 (2) (c)	23
	72	Section 375 (10)	23
	73	Section 375 (11)	23
Part 4	Criminal Code 2002
	74	Legislation amended—pt 4	24
	75	New section 318A	24
	76	False accounting
Section 350 (1), penalty	25
	77	False statement by officer of body
Section 351 (1), penalty	25
Part 5	Rehabilitation of Offenders (Interim) Act 2001
	78	Legislation amended—pt 4	26
	79	Court to set nonparole period
Section 31 (1), note	26
	80	New section 31A	26

2004
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)

Sentencing Reform Amendment Bill 2004

A Bill for
An Act to reform the law about sentencing, and for other purposes

    

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

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Sentencing Reform Amendment Act 2004.
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)).

Part 2	Supreme Court Act 1933
3	Legislation amended—pt 2
This part amends the Supreme Court Act 1933.
4	New sections 37SA and 37SB
in part 2A, insert
37SA	Guideline judgments
	(1)	The Court of Appeal may, on its own initiative or at the request of the Attorney-General under section 37SB, give a guideline judgment to be taken into account by courts when sentencing offenders.
	(2)	A guideline judgment may be given separately or in any proceeding that the Court of Appeal considers appropriate.
	(3)	A guideline judgment may be given in a proceeding even if it is not necessary for deciding the proceeding.
	(4)	A guideline judgment may be reviewed, varied or revoked in a later guideline judgment.
	(5)	This section does not limit any power or jurisdiction that the Court of Appeal has apart from this section.
37SB	Attorney-General may request guideline judgment
	(1)	The Attorney-General may request the Court of Appeal to give a guideline judgment.
	(2)	The request for a guideline judgment may include submissions about the proposed guidelines.

Part 3	Crimes Act 1900
5	Legislation amended—pt 3
This part amends the Crimes Act 1900.
6	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 7A, note 1
insert
·	s 28A (Setting trap etc)
·	s 35A (Assault, stalking etc of police officer)
·	s 35B (Obtaining personal information about police officer)
·	s 35C (Stalking etc person associated with police officer)
7	Manslaughter
Section 15 (2)
omit
20 years
substitute
25 years
8	Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 19
omit
15 years
substitute
20 years
9	Recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm
Section 20
omit
10 years
substitute
15 years
10	Wounding
Section 21
omit
5 years
substitute
15 years
11	Assault with intent to commit certain indictable offences
Section 22
omit last mention of
5 years
substitute
10 years
12	Acts endangering life etc
Section 27 (3) (f)
omit
13	Section 27 (3)
omit
10 years
substitute
20 years
14	Section 27 (3)
renumber paragraphs when Act next republished under Legislation Act
15	Section 27 (4)
omit
15 years
substitute
25 years
16	Acts endangering health etc
Section 28 (2) (c)
omit
17	Section 28 (2)
renumber paragraphs when Act next republished under Legislation Act
18	Section 28 (2)
omit
5 years
substitute
20 years
19	New section 28A
insert
28A	Setting trap etc
	(1)	A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm on a person—
	(a)	places or sets a trap, device or thing capable of killing a person or inflicting grievous bodily harm on a person; or
	(b)	knowingly permits any trap, device or thing to continue to be placed or set.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 10 years.
	(2)	This section does not apply in relation to a trap, device or thing placed or set in a dwelling for the protection of the dwelling.
20	Culpable driving of motor vehicle
Section 29 (2)
omit
7 years
substitute
14 years
21	Section 29 (3)
omit
4 years
substitute
11 years
22	Possession of object with intent to kill etc
Section 33
omit
5 years
substitute
10 years
23	New sections 35A to 35C
insert
35A	Assault, stalking etc of police officer
	(1)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person assaults or stalks, harasses or intimidates another person; and
	(b)	the other person is a police officer acting in the course of the officer’s duty.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 5 years.
	(2)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person assaults another person, and by the assault occasions actual bodily harm; and
	(b)	the other person is a police officer acting in the course of the officer’s duty.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 7 years.
	(3)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	either—
	(i)	the person wounds another person; or
	(ii)	the person assaults another person, and by the assault occasions grievous bodily harm; and
	(b)	the other person is a police officer acting in the course of the officer’s duty.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 20 years.
	(4)	Strict liability applies to subsections (1) (b), (2) (b) and (3) (b).
	(5)	For this section, an action is taken to be done to a police officer acting in the course of the officer’s duty, even if the officer is not on duty at the time, if it is carried out— 
	(a)	as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, something done by the officer in the course of the officer’s duty; or
	(b)	because the officer is a police officer.
	(6)	In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to the stalking, harassing or intimidating of a police officer, it is not necessary to prove that the officer apprehended or feared harm or was harassed.
	(7)	In this section:
stalk—see section 35 (2).
35B	Obtaining personal information about police officer
	(1)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person obtains personal information about a police officer—
	(i)	as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, something done by the officer in the course of the officer’s duty; or
	(ii)	because the officer is a police officer; and
	(b)	the person intends to use the information, or allow its use, to assault, stalk, harass or otherwise harm the officer.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 2 years.
	(2)	In this section:
harm—see section 35 (6).
police officer means a member of any Commonwealth, State or Territory police force or service.
35C	Stalking etc person associated with police officer
	(1)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person stalks someone (the person stalked) who is or has been personally associated with a police officer; and
	(b)	the person intends to cause the person stalked harm or apprehension or fear of harm; and
	(c)	the stalking is—
	(i)	as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, something done by the officer in the course of the officer’s duty; or
	(ii)	because the officer is a police officer.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 5 years.
	(2)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person obtains personal information about someone who is or has been personally associated with a police officer; and
	(b)	the person obtains the information—
	(iii)	as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, something done by the officer in the course of the officer’s duty; or
	(iv)	because the officer is a police officer; and
	(c)	the person intends to use the information, or allow its use, to cause the officer to fear personal harm or harm to a person who is or has been personally associated with the officer.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 2 years.
	(3)	Without limiting subsection (1), a person is taken to have the intent mentioned in the subsection if the person knows that, or is reckless about whether, stalking the other person would be likely to cause apprehension or fear of harm in the person stalked.
	(4)	In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), it is not necessary to prove that the person stalked apprehended or feared harm.
	(5)	In this section:
domestic relationship—see the Domestic Relationships Act 1994, section 3 (1).
harm—see section 35 (6).
member of the family, of a police officer, means a parent, step-parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, child, stepchild, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or cousin of the officer or of a person married to, or in a domestic relationship with, the officer.
personally associated—a person is personally associated with a police officer if the person—
	(a)	is married to or in a domestic relationship with the officer; or
	(b)	has an intimate relationship with the officer, whether or not of a sexual nature; or
	(c)	is living in the same household or residential facility as the officer; or
	(d)	is in a relationship with the officer that involves dependence or ongoing paid or unpaid care; or
	(e)	is a member of the officer’s family.
police officer means a member of any Commonwealth, State or Territory police force or service.
stalk—see section 35 (2).
24	Abduction of young person
Section 37
omit
5 years
substitute
10 years
25	Neglect etc of children
Section 39 (1), penalty
omit
2 years
substitute
5 years
26	Section 39 (3), penalty
omit
1 year
substitute
5 years
27	Alternative verdicts for certain offences against the person
Section 49, table, item 10
omit
28	Section 49, table, item 11
renumber as item 10
29	Section 49, table
insert
11	section 35A (1) (a) (Assault, stalking etc of police officer) if the offence charged is an assault	section 26	
12	section 35A (1) (a) if the offence charged is stalking	section 35	
13	section 35A (2)	(a)  section 23
(b)  section 24
(c)  section 26	
14	section 35A (3) (a) (i)	section 21	
15	section 35A (3) (a) (ii)	(a)  section 20
(b)  section 21
(c)  section 23
(d)  section 24
(e)  section 25
(f)  section 26	
30	Sexual assault in the first degree 
Section 51 (1)
omit
17 years
substitute
25 years
31	Section 51 (2)
omit
20 years
substitute
life
32	Sexual assault in the second degree
Section 52 (1)
omit
14 years
substitute
20 years
33	Section 52 (2)
omit
17 years
substitute
25 years
34	Sexual assault in the third degree
Section 53 (1)
omit
12 years
substitute
15 years
35	Section 53 (2)
omit
14 years
substitute
18 years
36	Sexual intercourse without consent
Section 54 (1)
omit
12 years
substitute
15 years
37	Section 54 (2)
omit
14 years
substitute
18 years
38	Sexual intercourse with young person
Section 55 (1)
omit
17 years
substitute
20 years
39	Maintaining a sexual relationship with young person
Section 56 (5)
omit
7 years
substitute
10 years
40	Act of indecency in the first degree
Section 57
omit
15 years
substitute
20 years
41	Act of indecency in the second degree
Section 58
omit
12 years
substitute
15 years
42	Act of indecency without consent
Section 60 (1)
omit
5 years
substitute
10 years
43	Section 60 (2)
omit
7 years
substitute
15 years
44	Acts of indecency with young people
Section 61 (1)
omit
12 years
substitute
15 years
45	Abduction
Section 63
omit
10 years
substitute
14 years
46	Employment of young people for pornographic purposes
Section 64 (1)
omit
10 years
substitute
14 years
47	Possession of child pornography
Section 65 (1)
omit
5 years
substitute
7 years
48	Using the Internet etc to deprave young people
Section 66 (1), penalty, paragraph (a)
omit
5 years
substitute
7 years
49	Section 66 (1), penalty, paragraph (b)
omit
10 years
substitute
12 years
50	Section 66 (2), penalty
omit
100 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years
substitute
200 penalty units, imprisonment for 7 years
51	Aiding prisoner to escape
Section 159
omit
5 years, a fine of $10 000
substitute
7 years, 200 penalty units
52	Escaping
Section 160
omit
5 years, a fine of $10 000
substitute
10 years, 200 penalty units
53	Section 341
omit everything before paragraph (a), substitute
341	Purposes to which court to have regard
In deciding a sentence to be imposed, the court must have regard to the following purposes:
54	Section 341 (a)
omit
or
55	Section 341 (b)
omit last mention of
or
56	Section 341 (c) and (d)
omit
or
57	Section 341 (e) and (f)
substitute
	(e)	to protect the community from the offender.
58	Matters to which court to have regard
Section 342 (1)
omit everything before paragraph (a), substitute
	(1)	In deciding the sentence to be imposed on a person, a court must have regard to any of the following matters that are relevant and known to the court:
59	Section 342 (1) (i)
omit
cultural background,
60	Section 342 (1) (j) and (m)
omit
61	Section 342 (1) (q)
substitute
	(q)	current sentencing practice in other States;
62	Section 342 (1) (s)
omit
63	Section 342 (1)
renumber paragraphs when Act next republished under Legislation Act
64	Section 342 (2)
substitute
	(2)	The court may have regard to any other matter the court considers appropriate.
65	New section 342A
insert
342A	Guideline judgments
	(1)	In deciding the sentence to be imposed on a person for an offence, a court must have regard to any relevant guideline judgment.
	(2)	If a court imposes on a person a sentence that is inconsistent with a relevant guideline judgment, the court must give written reasons for the inconsistency.
	(3)	This section is in addition to and does not limit section 342.
	(4)	In this section:
relevant guideline judgment, for an offence, means a judgment of the Court of Appeal that is expressed to contain guidelines to be taken into account by courts sentencing offenders.
66	Victim impact statements
New section 343 (2A)
insert
	(2A)	If a victim impact statement by a victim is tendered in respect of an offence and the victim asks the court to allow the victim to read it to the court, the court must allow the victim to read the statement.
67	Matters not to be taken into account
Section 344 (1) (d) and (e)
omit
68	Section 344
renumber paragraphs when Act next republished under Legislation Act
69	Restriction on imposing sentences of imprisonment
Section 345
omit
70	Summary disposal of certain cases
Section 375 (1) (b)
substitute
	(b)	an offence punishable by imprisonment for not longer than 15 years.
71	Section 375 (2) (c)
omit
$10 000
substitute
$50 000
72	Section 375 (10)
omit
2 years nor impose a fine exceeding $5 000
substitute
5 years nor impose a fine exceeding $10 000
73	Section 375 (11) 
omit
6 months nor impose a fine exceeding $1 000
substitute
2 years nor impose a fine exceeding $5 000

Part 4	Criminal Code 2002
74	Legislation amended—pt 4
This part amends the Criminal Code 2002.
75	New section 318A
insert
318A	Carjacking
	(1)	A person commits an offence if the person—
	(a)	assaults someone else with intent to take a motor vehicle; and
	(b)	takes and drives the motor vehicle, or takes the motor vehicle for the purpose of driving it, without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 10 years.
	(2)	A person commits an offence if the person—
	(a)	takes and drives a motor vehicle, or takes a motor vehicle for the purpose of driving it, without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle; and
	(b)	someone else is in or on the motor vehicle.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 10 years.
	(3)	A person commits an offence against this subsection if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) or (2) in circumstances of aggravation.
Maximum penalty:  imprisonment for 14 years.
	(4)	For subsection (3), a person commits an offence in circumstances of aggravation if—
	(a)	the person is in company with someone else; or
	(b)	the person is armed with an offensive weapon or instrument; or
	(c)	the person inflicts actual bodily harm on someone else. 
	(5)	In this section:
motor vehicle—see Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
76	False accounting
Section 350 (1), penalty
omit
7 years
substitute
10 years
77	False statement by officer of body
Section 351 (1), penalty
omit
7 years
substitute
10 years

Part 5	Rehabilitation of Offenders (Interim) Act 2001
78	Legislation amended—pt 4
This part amends the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Interim) Act 2001.
79	Court to set nonparole period
Section 31 (1), note
substitute
Note 1	Section 31A provides for standard nonparole periods for certain offences.
Note 2	Section 43 provides that, if the person is released on parole, the sentence is not discharged unless the parole is completed without the parole order being revoked.
80	New section 31A
31A	Standard nonparole period 
	(1)	When setting a nonparole period under section 31 (1) in relation to an offence for which there is a standard nonparole period, the court must set the standard nonparole period as the nonparole period for the offence unless the court considers that there are reasons for setting a nonparole period for the offence that is longer or shorter than the standard nonparole period.
	(2)	When setting the nonparole period for the offence, the court may have regard to any relevant aggravating circumstance mentioned in subsection (3) (other than a circumstance that is an element of the offence) and any relevant mitigating circumstance mentioned in subsection (4).
	(3)	Aggravating circumstances to which the court may have regard include the following:
	(a)	the victim is a police officer, emergency services worker, correctional officer, judicial officer, health professional, health or community worker or teacher and the offence arose because of the victim’s occupation;
	(b)	the offence involved the actual or threatened use of violence;
	(c)	the offence involved the actual or threatened use of a weapon;
	(d)	the offender has a record of previous convictions;
	(e)	the offence was committed in company with someone else;
	(f)	the offence involved gratuitous cruelty;
	(g)	the injury, emotional harm, loss or damage caused by the offence was substantial;
	(h)	the offence was motivated by hatred for or prejudice against a group of people to which the offender believed the victim belonged;
Examples
1	people of a particular religion, racial or ethnic origin
2	people who speak a particular language
3	people of a particular sexual orientation
4	people of a particular age
5	people with a disability
Note	An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(i)	the offence was committed without regard for public safety;
	(j)	the offence was committed while the offender was on bail in relation to an offence or alleged offence;
	(k)	the offender abused a position of trust or authority in relation to the victim;
	(l)	the victim was vulnerable because of age or occupation;
Examples
1	the victim was very young or old
2	the victim had a disability
3	the victim was a taxi driver, bank teller or service station attendant
Note	An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(m)	the offence involved multiple victims or a series of criminal acts;
	(n)	the offence was part of a planned or organised criminal activity.
	(4)	Mitigating circumstances to which the court may have regard include the following:
	(a)	the injury, emotional harm, loss or damage caused by the offence was not substantial; 
	(b)	the offence was not part of a planned or organised criminal activity; 
	(c)	the offender was provoked by the victim;
	(d)	the offender was acting under duress;
	(e)	the offender does not have any record, or any significant record, of previous convictions;
	(f)	the offender was a person of good character;
	(g)	the offender is unlikely to reoffend;
	(h)	the offender has good prospects of rehabilitation, whether because of age or otherwise;
	(i)	the offender has shown remorse for the offence by making reparation for any injury, loss or damage or in any other way;
	(j)	the offender was not fully aware of the consequences of his or her actions because of the offender’s age or any disability;
	(k)	a plea of guilty by the offender;
	(l)	if the offender is tried on indictment—the degree of pre-trial disclosure by the defence for the purposes of the trial;
	(m)	the degree to which the offender has assisted, or undertaken to assist, law enforcement authorities in the prevention, detection or investigation of, or in a proceeding in relation to, the offence concerned or any other offence.
	(5)	If the court sets a nonparole period that is different to the standard nonparole period for the offence, the court must give written reasons for the difference.
	(6)	The standard nonparole period for an offence mentioned in column 2 in table 31A is the period mentioned in column 3 of the same item.
Table 31A		Standard nonparole periods
column 1
item	column 2
offence	column 3
period	
1	offence against Crimes Act 1900, section 12 (Murder), other than an offence to which item 2 applies	

20 years	
2	offence against Crimes Act 1900, section 12 (Murder), if the victim is a police officer, emergency services worker, correctional officer, judicial officer, health professional, health or community worker or teacher and the offence arose because of the victim’s occupation	

25 years	
3	offence against Crimes Act 1900, section 19 (Intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm)	
5 years	
4	offence against Crimes Act 1900, section 27 (4) (b) (Acts endangering life etc)	
7 years	
5	offence against Crimes Act 1900, section 51 (2) (Sexual assault in the first degree)	
15 years	
6	offence against the Criminal Code, section 44 (Attempt), if the offence attempted is murder	
10 years	
7	offence against Criminal Code, section 310 (Aggravated robbery)	
7 years	
8	offence against Criminal Code, section 311 (Burglary), if the offender has been convicted of a burglary offence in the previous 5 years	

1 year	
9	offence against Criminal Code, section 312 (Aggravated burglary), if serious injury is caused to a person	
7 years	
10	offence against Criminal Code, section 318A (1) or (2) (Carjacking)	
3 years	
11	offence against Criminal Code, section 318A (3) (Carjacking) (which is about carjacking in aggravated circumstances)	

5 years	
12	offence against Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, section 164 (2) (Sale or supply) if the quantity of the drug to which the offence relates is at least 50 times the quantity prescribed as a trafficable quantity	

15 years	
13	offence against Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, section 164 (2) (Sale or supply) if the quantity of the drug to which the offence relates is at least 30 but less than 50 times the quantity prescribed as a trafficable quantity	

10 years	
14	offence against Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, section 164 (2) (Sale or supply) if the quantity of the drug to which the offence relates is at least 20 but less than 30 times the quantity prescribed as a trafficable quantity	

5 years	

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2004.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2004.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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