COVID-19 Response Legislation Amendment (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Act 2021

 

COVID-19 Response Legislation Amendment (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Act 2021

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

Part 2 — The Criminal Code amended

3.Act amended3

4.Section 318 amended3

5.Section 338B amended3

Part 3 — Criminal Code Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020 amended

6.Act amended4

7.Section 2 amended4

Part 4 — Emergency Management Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020 amended

8.Act amended5

9.Section 2 amended5

 

 

COVID‑19 Response Legislation Amendment (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Act 2021

No. 1 of 2021

An Act to amend the following to extend the operation of provisions relating to the COVID‑19 pandemic —

·The Criminal Code;

·the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020;

·the Emergency Management Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020.

[Assented to 2 June 2021]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the COVID‑19 Response Legislation Amendment (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Act 2021.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b)the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

Part 2 — The Criminal Code amended

3.Act amended

This Part amends The Criminal Code.

4.Section 318 amended

In section 318(1A) delete “15 months” and insert:

 

21 months

 

5.Section 338B amended

In section 338B(2) delete “15 months” and insert:

 

21 months

 

Part 3 — Criminal Code Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020 amended

6.Act amended

This Part amends the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020.

7.Section 2 amended

In section 2(b) delete “4 July 2021;” and insert:

 

4 January 2022;

 

Part 4 — Emergency Management Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020 amended

8.Act amended

This Part amends the Emergency Management Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020.

9.Section 2 amended

In section 2(c) delete “4 July 2021;” and insert:

 

4 January 2022;

 

 

© State of Western Australia 2021.

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By Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer