Western Australia

Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011

Western Australia

Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.           Short title                                                                         2

2.           Commencement                                                               2

Part 2 — The Criminal Code amended

3.           Act amended                                                                   3

4.           Section 280 amended                                                        3

Part 3 — Road Traffic Act 1974 amended

5.           Act amended                                                                   4

6.           Section 59 amended                                                          4

7.           Section 67 amended                                                          4

Western Australia

Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011

No. 58 of 2011

An Act to amend —

·The Criminal Code; and

·the Road Traffic Act 1974,

and for related purposes.

[Assented to 30 November 2011]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.           Short title

             This is the Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011.

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;

                 (b)    the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

Part 2 — The Criminal Code amended

3.           Act amended

             This Part amends The Criminal Code.

4.           Section 280 amended

             In section 280 delete “20 years.” and insert:

             life.

Part 3 — Road Traffic Act 1974 amended

5.           Act amended

             This Part amends the Road Traffic Act 1974.

6.           Section 59 amended

     (1)    In section 59(1) in the Summary conviction penalty delete “penalty:” and insert:

         penalty in a case in which the incident does not occasion the death of another person:

     (2)    After section 59(1) insert:

 (2A)    For an offence against this section that was committed before the day on which the Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011 section 6(1) came into operation amending subsection (1), subsection (1) applies as if that amendment had not been made.

7.           Section 67 amended

     (1)    In section 67(3a) in the Summary conviction penalty delete “penalty:” and insert:

         penalty in a case in which the incident does not occasion the death of another person:

     (2)    After section 67(3a) insert:

 (3B)    For an offence against this section that was committed before the day on which the Manslaughter Legislation Amendment Act 2011 section 7(1) came into operation amending subsection (3a), subsection (3a) applies as if that amendment had not been made.