Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

CONTENTS

1.           Short title                                                                         2

2.           Commencement                                                               2

3.           Act amended                                                                   2

4.           Section 7 amended                                                           2

5.           Section 8 amended                                                           2

6.           Section 29 amended                                                          3

7.           Section 36 amended                                                          3

8.           Section 54 amended                                                          3

9.           Section 55 amended                                                          4

10.         Section 139A inserted                                                       4

139A.       Operation of Coroners Act 1996 not affected      4

Western Australia

Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010

No. 1 of 2010

An Act to amend the Cross‑border Justice Act 2008.

[Assented to 9 March 2010]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.           Short title

             This is the Cross-border Justice Amendment Act 2010.

2.           Commencement

             This Act comes into operation as follows —

                 (a)    sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day);

                 (b)    the rest of the Act —

                              (i)    when the Cross‑border Justice Act 2008 section 4 comes into operation; or

                             (ii)    if assent day is later than the day on which the Cross‑border Justice Act 2008 section 4 comes into operation — on assent day.

3.           Act amended

             This Act amends the Cross‑border Justice Act 2008.

4.           Section 7 amended

             In section 7(1) in the definition of office holder delete “participating” (first occurrence) and insert:

             a participating

5.           Section 8 amended

             In section 8(2)(a) delete “2008” and insert:

2009

6.           Section 29 amended

             In section 29 delete “(1) This Division” and insert:

             This Division

7.           Section 36 amended

             In section 36(1) delete “released.” and insert:

             released without charge.

8.           Section 54 amended

     (1)    In section 54(1)(a) —

                 (a)    after “jurisdiction” (first occurrence) insert:

                         (the arresting jurisdiction)

                 (b)    delete “that other jurisdiction (the arresting jurisdiction) —” and insert:

                         the arresting jurisdiction —

     (2)    In section 54(2)(b) delete “that other jurisdiction” and insert:

             the arresting jurisdiction

9.           Section 55 amended

             In section 55(1):

                 (a)    in paragraph (a) delete “jurisdiction —” and insert:

                         jurisdiction (the investigating jurisdiction) —

                 (b)    in paragraph (a)(i) delete “that other jurisdiction (the investigating jurisdiction); or” and insert:

                         the investigating jurisdiction; or

                 (c)    in paragraph (a)(ii) delete “that other jurisdiction;” and insert:

                         the investigating jurisdiction;

10.         Section 139A inserted

             After section 138 insert:

139A.    Operation of Coroners Act 1996 not affected

            This Act does not affect the operation of the Coroners Act 1996 in relation to the investigation of the death of a person.