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CRIMES (RESTORATIVE JUSTICE) ACT 2004 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     ACT

              •     adult

              •     amend

              •     chief police officer

              •     child

              •     Childrens Court

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     director of public prosecutions (or DPP)

              •     domestic partner (see s 169 (1))

              •     found guilty (of an offence)

              •     Legislative Assembly

              •     Magistrates Court

              •     property

              •     quarter

              •     sentence administration board

              •     Supreme Court

              •     the Territory

              •     victims of crime commissioner.

"adult offender"—see section 12.

"child offender", in relation to an offence—see section 12.

"child victim"—see section 11.

"commission", of an offence that is alleged to have been committed—see section 12.

"convenor" means a person appointed as a convenor for part 8 (Restorative justice conferences and agreements) under section 40.

"court referral order"—see section 27 (2).

"director-general (children and young people)"—see section 22 (3).

"director-general (corrections)"—see section 22 (3).

"director-general (restorative justice)"—see section 22 (3).

Note     If the Act refers simply to the director-general, this is a reference to the director-general of the administrative unit responsible for the administration of this Act (see Legislation Act

, s 163).

"eligible offender"—see section 19.

"eligible parent"—see section 18.

"eligible victim"—see section 17.

"less serious family violence offence"—see section 12.

"less serious offence"— see section 12.

"less serious sexual offence"—see section 12.

"objects", of this Act—see section 6.

"offence"—see section 12.

"offender"—see section 12.

"parent"—see section 11.

"personal characteristics", of a victim, or a parent of a child victim, or offender—see section 29.

"referred"—see section 10.

"referring entity"—

        (a)     see section 22; but

        (b)     for part 8 (Restorative justice conferences and agreements)—see section 38; and

        (c)     for division 9.2 (Reporting and records)—see section 67.

"required participant", in a restorative justice conference, for part 8 (Restorative justice conferences and agreements)—see section 42.

"restorative justice"—see section 10.

"restorative justice agreement"—see section 50.

"restorative justice conference" means a conference called for part 8 (Restorative justice conferences and agreements).

"restorative justice guidelines"—see section 61.

section 24 referral conditions—see section 24.

"sentence-related order", for an offender who is found guilty of an offence—see section 13.

"serious family violence offence"—see section 12.

"serious offence"—see section 12.

"serious sexual offence"—see section 12.

"sexual offence"—see section 12.

"substitute participant", for part 8 (Restorative justice conferences and agreements)—see section 43.

"suitable"—section 10.

"suitable parent"—see section 35.

"suitable victim"—see section 34.

"victim"—see section 11.

"young offender"—see section 12.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act

NI = Notifiable instrument

AF = Approved form

o = order

am = amended

om = omitted/repealed

amdt = amendment

ord = ordinance

AR = Assembly resolution

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

CN = Commencement notice

pres = present

def = definition

prev = previous

DI = Disallowable instrument

(prev...) = previously

dict = dictionary

pt = part

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

r = rule/subrule

Assembly

reloc = relocated

div = division

renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired

R[X] = Republication No

Gaz = gazette

RI = reissue

hdg = heading

s = section/subsection

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

sch = schedule

ins = inserted/added

sdiv = subdivision

LA = Legislation Act 2001

SL = Subordinate law

LR = legislation register

sub = substituted

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

underlining = whole or part not commenced

mod = modified/modification

or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004 A2004-65

notified LR 6 September 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 31 January 2005 (s 2 and CN2004-28

)

as amended by

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Amendment Act 2005

A2005-13 sch 1 pt 1.5

notified LR 24 March 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 March 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 25 March 2005 (s 2)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No 4)

A2005-60 sch 1 pt 1.12

notified LR 1 December 2005

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 23 November 2005 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 22 December 2005 (s 2 (4))

Civil Unions Act 2006

A2006-22 sch 1 pt 1.8

notified LR 19 May 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.8 never commenced

Note     Act repealed by disallowance 14 June 2006 (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006

A2006-23 sch 1 pt 1.10

notified LR 18 May 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 (1) and see Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

A2005-59 s 2, Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007

A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.26

notified LR 22 March 2007

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.26 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))

Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008

A2008-20 sch 3 pt 3.8, sch 4 pt 4.10

notified LR 17 July 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

s 3 commenced 18 July 2008 (s 2 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.8 commenced 27 October 2008 (s 2 (4) and see Children and Young People Act 2008

A2008-19, s 2 and CN2008-13

)

sch 4 pt 4.10 commenced 27 February 2009 (s 2 (5) and see Children and Young People Act 2008

A2008-19, s 2 and CN2008-17

(and see CN2008-13

))

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)

A2008-22 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 8 July 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 29 July 2008 (s 2)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 3)

A2008-29 sch 1 pt 1.6

notified LR 13 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 13 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 27 August 2008 (s 2)

Court Legislation Amendment Act 2008

A2008-42 pt 2

notified LR 8 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 2 commenced 8 March 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008

A2008-46 sch 3 pt 3.5

notified LR 10 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.5 commenced 30 March 2009 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)

 A2009-49 sch 3 pt 3.16

notified LR 26 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.16 commenced 17 December 2009 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011

A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.43

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.43 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2012

A2012-21 sch 3 pt 3.10

notified LR 22 May 2012

s 1, s 2 commenced 22 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.10 commenced 5 June 2012 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2014

A2014-18 sch 3 pt 3.6

notified LR 20 May 2014

s 1, s 2 commenced 20 May 2014 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.6 commenced 10 June 2014 (s 2 (1))

Crimes (Sentencing and Restorative Justice) Amendment Act 2016

A2016-4 pt 4, sch 1 pt 1.8

notified LR 24 February 2016

s 1, s 2 commenced 24 February 2016 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 4 commenced 25 February 2016 (s 2 (2))

sch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 2 March 2016 (s 2 (1))

Family Violence Act 2016

A2016-42 sch 3 pt 3.6 (as am by A2017-10

s 7)

notified LR 18 August 2016

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.6 commenced 1 May 2017 (s 2 (2) as am by A2017-10

s 7)

Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016

A2016-52 sch 1 pt 1.17

notified LR 25 August 2016

s 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.17 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)

Freedom of Information Act 2016

A2016-55 sch 4 pt 4.7 (as am by A2017-14

s 19)

notified LR 26 August 2016

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 4 pt 4.7 commenced 1 January 2018 (s 2 as am by A2017-14

s 19)

Family and Personal Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2017

A2017-10 s 7

notified LR 6 April 2017

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2017 (LA s 75 (1))

s 7 commenced 30 April 2017 (s 2 (1))

Note     This Act only amends the Family Violence Act 2016
A2016-42

.

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)

A2017-14 s 19

notified LR 17 May 2017

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 May 2017 (LA s 75 (1))

s 19 commenced 24 May 2017 (s 2 (1))

Note     This Act only amends the Freedom of Information Act 2016 A2016-55

.

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2018

A2018-12 pt 4

notified LR 18 April 2018

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 April 2018 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 4 commenced 25 April 2018 (s 2)

Crimes (Restorative Justice) Amendment Act 2018

A2018-34

notified LR 26 September 2018

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 September 2018 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 1 October 2018 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2021

A2021-12 sch 3 pt 3.6

notified LR 9 June 2021

s 1, s 2 commenced 9 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.6 commenced 23 June 2021 (s 2 (1))

Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023

A2023-45 pt 4

notified LR 15 November 2023

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 4 commenced 27 March 2024 (s 2 (2) (a))

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Objects of Act
s 6     am A2023-45

s 62, s 63

Application of restorative justice
s 7     am A2023-45

s 64

When restorative justice is available
s 8     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Definitions—restorative justice
s 10     def suitable am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Definitions—child victim, parent and victim
s 11     def parent am A2008-20

amdt 3.17
    def victim am A2023-45

s 65

Definitions—offences and offenders
s 12     am A2023-45

s 68
    def child offender ins A2023-45

s 66
    def commission am A2009-49

amdt 3.35
    def domestic violence offence am A2005-13

amdt 1.28; A2008-46

amdt 3.14
    sub A2016-4

s 89
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.31
    def family violence offence ins A2016-42

amdt 3.32
    def less serious domestic violence offence ins A2016-4

s 90
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.33
    def less serious family violence offence ins A2016-42

amdt 3.34
    def less serious sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 90
    def relevant person ins A2016-4

s 90
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.35
    def relevant relationship ins A2016-4

s 90
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.35
    def serious domestic violence offence ins A2016-4

s 90
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.35
    def serious family violence offence ins A2016-42

amdt 3.36
    def serious sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 90
    def sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 90
    def young offender sub A2023-45

s 67

Definition—sentence-related order
s 13     sub A2006-23

amdt 1.100; A2008-20

amdt 4.30; A2016-4

amdt 1.16

Application of Act—less serious offences
s 14     sub A2016-4

s 91
    am A2016-42

amdt 3.37; A2023-45

s 69

Application of Act—serious offences
s 15     am A2014-18

amdt 3.20
    sub A2016-4

s 91
    am A2016-42

amdt 3.37
    sub A2023-45

s 70

Application of Act—family violence offences and sexual offences
s 16 hdg     am A2016-42

amdt 3.37
s 16     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135
    sub A2016-4

s 91
    am A2016-42

amdt 3.37
    (5)-(8) exp 1 November 2018 (s 16 (8) and NI2018-601

)
    sub A2023-45

s 70

Eligible victims
s 17     am A2018-34

s 4

Eligible parents
s 18     am A2018-34

s 5

Eligible offenders
s 19     am A2018-34

s 6; A2023-45

s 71

Accepting or not denying responsibility for offences
s 20     am A2006-23

amdt 1.101
    sub A2018-34

s 7
    am A2023-45

ss 72-75

Definitions—referral
s 21     def chief executive (children and young people) om A2011-22

amdt 1.127
    def chief executive (corrections) om A2011-22

amdt 1.127
    def chief executive (restorative justice) om A2011-22

amdt 1.127
    def court referral order am A2014-18

amdt 3.21
    def director-general (children and young people) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.128
    def director-general (corrections) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.128
    def director-general (restorative justice) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.128
    def section 24 referral conditions am A2014-18

amdt 3.22

Referring entities
s 22     am A2005-60

amdt 1.53; A2008-22

amdt 1.17; A2008-20

amdt 4.31, amdt 4.32; A2008-42

s 4; A2011-22

amdt 1.129, amdt 1.135; A2014-18

amdt 3.23; A2016-4

ss 92-94; A2016-52

amdt 1.57; A2018-34

s 8; A2021-12

amdt 3.11; A2023-45

ss 76-79; ss renum R27 LA

Referral—procedure
s 23     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Referral power
s 24     am A2008-29

amdt 1.14; A2016-4

s 95; A2016-42

amdt 3.37; A2018-34

s 9, s 10

Explanation of restorative justice
s 25     am A2008-29

amdt 1.15, amdt 1.16; A2009-49

amdt 3.36; A2018-34

s 11, s 12

Referral by DPP—less serious family violence offences and less serious sexual offences
s 26 hdg     sub A2016-4

s 96
    am A2016-42

amdt 3.37
s 26     am A2016-4

ss 97-100; A2016-42

amdt 3.37
    (3)-(8) exp 1 November 2018 (s 26 (6) and NI2018-601

)

Referral during court proceeding—before offender enters plea
s 27 hdg     sub A2018-34

s 13
s 27     am A2008-29

amdt 1.17; A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2016-4

ss 101-104; A2016-42

amdt 3.37; A2018-34

s 14; ss renum R24 LA
    (6)-(11) exp 1 November 2018 (s 27 (9) and NI2018-601

)

Court referral orders—reports
s 28     am A2008-29

amdt 1.18; A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2018-34

s 15, s 16

Referrals not requiring offender notification
div 6.4 hdg     ins A2018-34

s 17

Referrals not requiring offender notification—post-sentence stage
s 28A     ins A2018-34

s 17

Meaning of personal characteristics
s 29     sub A2018-34

s 18

Suitability—eligibility requirement
s 30     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Finding of eligibility by referring entity
s 31     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2018-34

s 19, s 20

Suitability—decision
s 32     am A2008-29

amdt 1.19; A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2018-34

s 21

Explanation of restorative justice––before consent
s 32A     ins A2008-29

amdt 1.20
    am A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2018-34

s 22, s 23

Suitability—general considerations
s 33     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2016-4

ss 105-107; A2016-42

amdt 3.37
    (3)-(8) exp 1 November 2018 (s 33 (6) and NI2018-601

)
    am A2023-45

s 80

Suitability—victims
s 34     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Suitability—eligible parents
s 35     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Suitability—offenders
s 36     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Definitions—pt 8
s 37     def referring entity ins A2008-22

amdt 1.18

Meaning of referring entity—pt 8
s 38     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Decision to call conference
s 39     am A2008-22

amdt 1.19; A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Appointment of convenors
s 40     am A2008-22

amdt 1.20, amdt 1.21; A2008-29

amdt 1.21; A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Invited participants
s 44     am A2006-22

amdt 1.28, amdt 1.29 (A2006-22

rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2007-3

amdt 3.135

Explanation for participants
s 45     am A2018-34

s 24, s 25

Form of agreement
s 52     am A2018-34

s 26

Explanation of effect of agreement
s 53     am A2018-34

s 27, s 28

Amendment of agreement
s 55     am A2006-23

amdt 1.102

Monitoring compliance—director-general (restorative justice)
s 57 hdg     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135
s 57     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Monitoring compliance—referring entities
s 58     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Restorative justice guidelines
s 61     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Police participation in restorative justice
s 62     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Information sharing
s 63     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Secrecy
s 64     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2016-55

amdt 4.9; A2018-34

s 29

Meaning of referring entitydiv 9.2
s 67     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Quarterly reporting by director-general
s 68 hdg     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135
s 68     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135; A2018-12

s 6

Record-keeping by referring entities
s 69     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Record-keeping by director-general
s 70 hdg     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135
s 70     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Restorative justice database
s 71     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135

Exercise of functions by director-general
s 72 hdg     am A2011-22

amdt 1.135
s 72     am A2006-23

amdt 1.103; A2011-22

amdt 1.130, amdt 1.135

Approved forms
s 73     am A2012-21

amdt 3.35

Regulation-making power
s 74     am A2012-21

amdt 3.36

Ministerial reviews
s 75     exp 1 July 2008 (s 75 (4) (LA s 88 declaration applies))

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989, schedule 1, new clause 9
s 76     om LA s 89 (3)

Crimes Act 1900, section 342 (1) (u)
s 77     om LA s 89 (3)

Crimes Act 1900, section 344 (1) (f)
s 78     om LA s 89 (3)

Crimes Act 1900, section 364 (1) (k)
s 79     om LA s 89 (3)

Dictionary
dict     am A2011-22

amdt 1.131, amdt 1.132; A2014-18

amdt 3.24; A2021-12

amdt 3.12
    def chief executive (children and young people) om A2011-22

amdt 1.133
    def chief executive (corrections) om A2011-22

amdt 1.133
    def chief executive (restorative justice) om A2011-22

amdt 1.133
    def child offender ins A2023-45

s 81
    def court referral order am A2014-18

amdt 3.25
    def director-general (children and young people) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.134
    def director-general (corrections) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.134
    def director-general (restorative justice) ins A2011-22

amdt 1.134
    def domestic violence offence om A2016-4

s 108
    def less serious domestic violence offence ins A2016-4

s 109
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.38
    def less serious family violence offence ins A2016-42

amdt 3.39
    def less serious sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 109
    def personal characteristics sub A2018-34

s 30
    def relevant person ins A2016-4

s 109
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.40
    def relevant relationship ins A2016-4

s 109
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.40
    def restorative justice agreement am A2014-18

amdt 3.26
    def section 24 referral conditions am A2014-18

amdt 3.27
    def serious domestic violence offence ins A2016-4

s 109
    om A2016-42

amdt 3.40
    def serious family violence offence ins A2016-42

amdt 3.41
    def serious sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 109
    def sexual offence ins A2016-4

s 109

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date

Effective

Last amendment made by

Republication for

R1
31 Jan 2005

31 Jan 2005–
24 Mar 2005

not amended

new Act

R2
25 Mar 2005

25 Mar 2005–
21 Dec 2005

A2005-13

amendments by A2005-13

R3
22 Dec 2005

22 Dec 2005–
1 June 2006

A2005-60

amendments by A2005-60

R4
2 June 2006

2 June 2006–
11 Apr 2007

A2006-23

amendments by A2006-23

R5
12 Apr 2007

12 Apr 2007–
1 July 2008

A2007-3

amendments by A2007-3

R6
2 July 2008

2 July 2008–
28 July 2008

A2007-3

commenced expiry

R7
29 July 2008

29 July 2008–
26 Aug 2008

A2008-22

amendments by A2008-22

R8
27 Aug 2008

27 Aug 2008–
26 Oct 2008

A2008-29

amendments by A2008-29

R9
27 Oct 2008

27 Oct 2008–
26 Feb 2009

A2008-46

amendments by A2008-20

R10
27 Feb 2009

27 Feb 2009–
7 Mar 2009

A2008-46

amendments by A2008-20

R11
8 Mar 2009

8 Mar 2009–
29 Mar 2009

A2008-46

amendments by A2008-42

R12
30 Mar 2009

30 Mar 2009–
16 Dec 2009

A2008-46

amendments by A2008-46

R13*
17 Dec 2009

17 Dec 2009–
30 June 2011

A2009-49

amendments by A2009-49

R14
1 July 2011

1 July 2011–
4 June 2012

A2011-22

amendments by A2011-22

R15
5 June 2012

5 June 2012–
9 June 2014

A2012-21

amendments by A2012-21

R16
10 June 2014

10 June 2014–
24 Feb 2016

A2014-18

amendments by A2014-18

R17
25 Feb 2016

25 Feb 2016–
1 Mar 2016

A2016-4

amendments by A2016-4

R18
2 Mar 2016

2 Mar 2016–
31 Aug 2016

A2016-4

amendments by A2016-4

R19
1 Sept 2016

1 Sept 2016–
30 Apr 2017

A2016-52

amendments by A2016-52

R20
1 May 2017

1 May 2017–
23 May 2017

A2017-10

amendments by A2016-42

as amended by A2017-10

R21
24 May 2017

24 May 2017–
31 Dec 2017

A2017-14

updated endnotes
as amended by A2017-14

R22
1 Jan 2018

1 Jan 2018–
24 Apr 2018

A2017-14

amendments by A2016-55

as amended by A2017-14

R23
25 Apr 2018

25 Apr 2018–
30 Sept 2018

A2018-12

amendments by A2018-12

R24
1 Oct 2018

1 Oct 2018–
1 Nov 2018

A2018-34

amendments by A2018-34

R25
2 Nov 2018

2 Nov 2018–
22 June 2021

A2018-34

expiry of transitional provisions (s 16 (5)-(8), s 26 (3)-(8), s 27 (6)-(11), s 33 (3)-(8)

R26
23 June 2021

23 June 2021–
26 Mar 2024

A2021-12

amendments by A2021-12

6     Expired transitional or validating provisions

This Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired. The expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 88 (1)).

Expired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes effect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp' followed by the date of the expiry.

To find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took effect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.










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A2004-65

Republication No 27

Effective: 27 March 2024

Republication date: 27 March 2024

Last amendment made by A2023-45





About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 March 2024

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 27 March 2024

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au

). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 133).

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