2007

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

VICTIMS OF CRIME AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (No 1)

SL2007–40

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of
Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney General

Outline

The Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2007 introduces a $10 levy on all offences, except parking offences, where a court fine is imposed.  Part of the scheme also includes the Department of Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) increasing traffic infringement notice penalties by $10.  This has been achieved by amending the Road Traffic (Offences) Regulation 2005.  The penalty increase does not apply to parking offences.

Two offences that should not attract the $10 levy do not appear in the list of excluded offences in the Act.  The offences are items 35 and 36 of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000.  Offence 35 relates to displaying a thing falsely resembling a parking ticket.  Offence 36 relates to displaying a changed/damaged/defaced parking ticket.

This Regulation rectifies this matter by amending the Victims of Crime Regulation 2000 to include these offences as prescribed offences in Schedule 1, Part 1.2 – see items 15 and 16 of Schedule 1, Part 1.2. 

The Regulation is made under section 23 of the Victims of Crime Act 1994, which empowers the Executive to make regulations for the Act.

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1  Name of Regulation

This clause names the regulation as the Victims of Crime Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1).

Clause 2  Commencement

This clause states that this regulation commences immediately after the commencement of the Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2007.

Clause 3  Legislation amended

This clause states that this regulation amends the Victims of Crime Regulation 2000.

Clause 4  Schedule 1, part 1.2

This clause omits Schedule 1, part 1.2 of the Victims of Crime Regulation 2000, and substitutes a new Schedule 1, part 1.2.  Schedule 1, part 1.2 now includes items 14 and 15, which had been omitted from the previous Schedule 1, part 2.