Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts4. Section 354 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
“354. (1) Sections 23A, 23B and 23N and sections 23S to 23W (inclusive) of the Commonwealth Crimes Act, and the Schedule to that Act, apply to summary offences in the same way as they apply to indictable offences, subject to this section.
“(2) The applied provisions apply only in relation to—
(a) the provision of interpreters in the course of the questioning of persons about summary offences; and
(b) tape recordings of the questioning of persons about summary offences where an interpreter is present during the questioning.
“(3) Subsections 23B (4) and (5) and 23V (3) of the Commonwealth Crimes Act do not apply to summary offences.
“(4) The applied provisions do not apply to an offence—
(a) against the Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 ; or
(b) to which section 180A of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 applies, where the police officer questioning the relevant person—
(i) intends to issue a traffic infringement notice under that section in relation to the offence; or
(ii) intends to take no further action against the person in relation to the offence.
“(5) In this section—