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MADAM SPEAKER, -

I AM INTRODUCING TWO BILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY TODAY. THEY

THE INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT). BILL 1993,. AND THE STATUTE LAW, REVISION (PENALTIES) BILL 1993.

THE INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WILL INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF PENALTY UNITS FOR FINES IN A.C.T. LEGISLATION.

THIS .MEANS THAT MONETARY PENALTIES IN STATUTES WILL BE REFERRED TO IN PENALTY UNITS. THE BILL-PROVIDES THAT THE VALUE OF A PENALTY UNIT IS TO BE $100.

IN FUTURE, THE FINE FOR AN OFFENCE WILL BE ASCERTAINED BY . MULTIPLYING $100 BY THE NUMB OF PENALTY UNITS SPECIFIED IN THE OFFENCE PROVISION.

IN -IN INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF PENALTY UNITS THE ACT IS -.

COMING INTO LINE WITH LEGISLATION IN OTHER. JURISDICTIONS -

SUCHAS THE COMMONWEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA

AND QUEENSLAND ARE CURRENTLY. SPECS IN PENALTY UNITS.

IN QUEENSLAND, THE VALUE OF A UNIT IS $50, AND-IN--OTHER.

JURISDICTIONS; IT TS $100.

THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING FINES SPECS IN UNITS IS THAT BY AMENDING THE INTERPRETATION ACT .1967 IN THE FUTURE TO CHANGE. THE VALUE OF THE PENALTY UNIT; IT POSSIBLE TO REVISE THE LEVEL OF FINES ACROSS ALL PIECES OF A.C.T.. LEGISLATION.

THIS; SIMPLE AND EASY METHOD OF ADJUSTING -FINES WILL

RESULT IN SAVINGS IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE. -

EFFORTS. THE RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS OF AMENDING SEVERAL

STATUTES AT DIFFERENT TIMES IS SIGNIFICANT. THIS BILL

DIES THIS SITUATION: - . .

I COMMEND THE BILL TO THE ASSEMBLY.

AQAG

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