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CRIMINAL LAW AND EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL 2006

                     Western Australia


Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment
              Bill 2006

                        CONTENTS


       Part 1 -- Preliminary matters
1.     Short title                                               2
2.     Commencement                                              2
       Part 2 -- The Criminal Code
            amended
3.     The Criminal Code amended in this Part                    3
4.     Section 1 amended                                         3
5.     Section 297 amended                                       3
6.     Section 313 amended and consequential
       amendment to Criminal Code Amendment (Racial
       Vilification) Act 2004                                    5
7.     Section 317 amended and consequential
       amendment to Criminal Code Amendment (Racial
       Vilification) Act 2004                                    5
8.     Section 317A amended and consequential
       amendment to Criminal Code Amendment (Racial
       Vilification) Act 2004                                    5
9.     Section 318 amended                                       6
10 .   Section 321A replaced                                     8
       321A.    Child under 16, persistent sexual conduct
                with                                        8
11 .   Section 338C amended                                     10
12 .   Section 338E amended                                     11
       Part 3 -- Criminal Procedure
            Act 2004 amended
13 .   The Act amended in this Part                             12


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      14 .   Section 14 amended                                       12
      15 .   Section 20 amended                                       12
      16 .   Section 55 amended                                       12
      17 .   Section 62 amended                                       13
      18 .   Section 69 amended                                       13
      19 .   Section 75 amended                                       13
      20 .   Section 77 amended                                       14
      21 .   Section 84 amended                                       14
      22 .   Section 86A inserted                                     15
             86A.     Remitting charges to summary courts        15
      23 .   Section 98 amended                                       15
      24 .   Section 111 replaced                                     15
             111.     Jury not to separate or communicate with
                      others                                     15
      25 .   Section 129 amended                                      17
      26 .   Section 133 amended                                      17
      27 .   Section 148 amended                                      18
      28 .   Section 169 replaced                                     18
             169.     Prosecution determined by court without
                      jurisdiction                               18
      29 .   Schedule 2 amended                                       19
      30 .   Schedule 3 amended                                       19
             Part 4 -- Criminal Appeals Act 2004
                  amended
      31 .   The Act amended in this Part                             20
      32 .   Section 24 amended                                       20
      33 .   Section 25 amended                                       20
      34 .   Section 26 amended                                       21
      35 .   Section 31 amended                                       21
      36 .   Section 33 amended                                       21
      37 .   Section 34 amended                                       21
      38 .   Section 35A inserted                                     22
             35A.     Accused's costs in some appeals to be
                      paid by State                              22
      39 .   Section 41 amended                                       22
      40 .   Section 51 inserted                                      23
             51.      Certain amendments to be reviewed          23

             Part 5 -- Evidence Act 1906 amended
      41 .   The Act amended in this Part                             24


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42 .   Section 36BE inserted and consequential
       amendments                                                24
       36BE.    Expert evidence of child behaviour        24
43 .   Section 100A amended                                      25
44 .   Section 106A amended                                      25
45 .   Section 106B amended                                      26
46 .   Section 106C replaced                                     26
       106C.    Child under 12 and mentally impaired
                witness may give unsworn evidence         26
47 .   Section 106F amended                                      27
48 .   Section 106HA amended                                     27
49 .   Section 106HB amended                                     28
50 .   Section 106HC amended                                     29
51 .   Section 106I amended                                      29
52 .   Section 106O amended                                      29
53 .   Section 106R amended                                      30
54 .   Section 106RA amended                                     31
55 .   Second Schedule amended                                   31
       Part 6 -- Other Acts amended
56 .   Bail Act 1982 amended                                     32
57 .   Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988
       amended                                                   33
58 .   Community Protection (Offender Reporting)
       Act 2004 amended                                          33
59 .   Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003
       amended                                                   33
60 .   Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused)
       Act 1996 amended                                          34
61 .   Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000 amended           34
62 .   Fertilizers Act 1977 amended                              35
63 .   Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991
       amended                                                   35
64 .   Juries Act 1957 amended                                   35
65 .   Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 amended                   36
66 .   Licensed Surveyors Act 1909 amended                       36
67 .   Official Prosecutions (Accused's Costs) Act 1973
       amended                                                   36
68 .   Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 amended          37
69 .   Prostitution Act 2000 amended                             37
70 .   Sentencing Act 1995 amended                               37


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      71 .   Suitors' Fund Act 1964 amended                    38
      72 .   Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004
             amended                                           38
      73 .   Workers' Compensation and Injury Management
             Act 1981 amended                                  39
      74 .   Working with Children (Criminal Record
             Checking) Act 2004 amended                        40
             Part 7 -- Various amending Acts
                  amended
      75 .   Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004
             amended                                           41
      76 .   Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences)
             Act 2004 amended                                  41
      77 .   Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal
             Act 2004 amended                                  41
      78 .   Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential
             and Other Provisions) Act 2004 amended            42




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                      (As amended in Committee)



     Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment
                   Bill 2006


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend --
•  The Criminal Code; and
•  the Criminal Procedure Act 2004; and
•  the Criminal Appeals Act 2004; and
•  the Evidence Act 1906; and
•  various other Acts,
and for related purposes.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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                      Part 1 -- Preliminary matters
    1.         Short title
               This is the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2006.

    2.         Commencement
5        (1)   Subject to this section, this Act comes into operation on a day
               fixed by proclamation.
         (2)   Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for different
               provisions.




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                      Part 2 -- The Criminal Code amended
     3.             The Criminal Code amended in this Part
                    The amendments in this Part are to The Criminal Code* unless
                    otherwise indicated.
 5                  [* Reprint 12 as at 1 June 2005 (see the Schedule to the
                       Criminal Code Act 1913 appearing as Appendix B to the
                       Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913).
                       For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                       Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 112 and
10                     Act No. 3 of 2006.]

     4.             Section 1 amended
                    Section 1 is amended by deleting the definition of
                    "circumstance of aggravation".

     5.             Section 297 amended
15        (1)       Section 297 is amended as follows:
                     (a)     by inserting before "Any person" the subsection
                             designation "(1)";
                     (b)     by inserting before "If the offence is committed in the"
                             the subsection designation "(2)";
20                   (c)     by inserting before "If the offence is committed in
                             circumstances" the subsection designation "(3)".
          (2)       At the end of section 297 the following subsection is inserted --
                "
                    (4)    If --
25                            (a)   the victim of the offence is a public officer who
                                    is performing a function of his office or
                                    employment; or
                             (b)    the offence is committed against a public
                                    officer on account of his being such an officer


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                          or his performance of a function of his office or
                          employment; or
                    (c)   the victim of the offence is the driver or person
                          operating or in charge of --
 5                           (i) a vehicle travelling on a railway; or
                            (ii) a ferry; or
                           (iii) a passenger vehicle as defined in
                                  paragraph (a) of the definition of
                                  "passenger vehicle" in section 5(1) of
10                                the Road Traffic Act 1974;
                          or
                    (d)   the victim of the offence is --
                             (i) an ambulance officer; or
                            (ii) a member of a FESA Unit, SES Unit or
15                                VMRS Group (within the meaning
                                  given to those terms by the Fire and
                                  Emergency Services Authority of
                                  Western Australia Act 1998); or
                           (iii) a member or officer of a private fire
20                                brigade or volunteer fire brigade (within
                                  the meaning given to those terms by the
                                  Fire Brigades Act 1942),
                          who is performing his or her duties as such; or
                    (e)   the victim of the offence is a person who --
25                           (i) is working in a hospital; or
                            (ii) is in the course of providing a health
                                  service to the public;
                          or
                    (f)   the victim of the offence is a contract worker
30                        (within the meaning given to that term by the
                          Court Security and Custodial Services
                          Act 1999) who is providing court security
                          services or custodial services under that Act; or

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                       (g)   the victim of the offence is a contract worker
                             (within the meaning given to that term by
                             section 15A of the Prisons Act 1981) who is
                             performing functions under Part IIIA of that
 5                           Act,
                     the offender is liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
                                                                                ".

     6.         Section 313 amended and consequential amendment to
                Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
10        (1)   Section 313(1)(a) is amended by inserting after
                "aggravation" --
                " or in circumstances of racial aggravation    ".
          (2)   The Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
                section 7 is repealed.

15   7.         Section 317 amended and consequential amendment to
                Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
          (1)   Section 317(1)(a) is amended by inserting after
                "aggravation" --
                " or in circumstances of racial aggravation    ".
20        (2)   The Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
                section 8 is repealed.

     8.         Section 317A amended and consequential amendment to
                Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
          (1)   Section 317A is amended as follows:
25                (a) in the second paragraph designated "(a)" by inserting
                       after "aggravation" --
                       " or in circumstances of racial aggravation ";
                 (b) by redesignating the second paragraph designated "(a)"
                       as paragraph (d);


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                 (c)   by redesignating the second paragraph designated "(b)"
                       as paragraph (e);
                 (d)   in the summary conviction penalty paragraph (a) by
                       deleting "paragraph (a)" and inserting instead --
 5                     " paragraph (d) ";
                 (e)   in the summary conviction penalty paragraph (b) by
                       deleting "paragraph (b)" and inserting instead --
                       " paragraph (e) ".
          (2)   The Criminal Code Amendment (Racial Vilification) Act 2004
10              section 9 is repealed.

     9.         Section 318 amended
                Section 318(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) in paragraph (d) by inserting after "account of " --
                       " his being such an officer or ";
15               (b) by inserting after paragraph (g) --
                       "
                             or
                       (h) assaults --
                                (i) an ambulance officer; or
20                             (ii) a member of a FESA Unit, SES Unit or
                                    VMRS Group (within the meaning
                                    given to those terms by the Fire and
                                    Emergency Services Authority of
                                    Western Australia Act 1998); or
25                            (iii) a member or officer of a private fire
                                    brigade or volunteer fire brigade (within
                                    the meaning given to those terms by the
                                    Fire Brigades Act 1942),
                             who is performing his or her duties as such; or
30                      (i) assaults a person who --
                                (i) is working in a hospital; or

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                        (ii)   is in the course of providing a health
                               service to the public;
                       or
                 (j)   assaults a contract worker (within the meaning
 5                     given to that term by the Court Security and
                       Custodial Services Act 1999) who is providing
                       court security services or custodial services
                       under that Act; or
                (k)    assaults a contract worker (within the meaning
10                     given to that term by section 15A of the Prisons
                       Act 1981) who is performing functions under
                       Part IIIA of that Act,
                                                                            ";
         (c)    after each of paragraphs (d) and (e) by inserting --
15              " or ";
         (d)    after paragraph (g)(i) by inserting --
                " or ";
         (e)    by deleting "is guilty of a crime, and is liable to
                imprisonment for 10 years." and the summary
20              conviction penalty and inserting instead --
     "
               is guilty of a crime and is liable --
                  (i) if at or immediately before or immediately after
                        the commission of the offence --
25                         (i) the offender is armed with any
                                dangerous or offensive weapon or
                                instrument; or
                          (ii) the offender is in company with another
                                person or persons,
30                      to imprisonment for 10 years; or
                  (j) in any other case, to imprisonment for 7 years.




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                     Summary conviction penalty: in a case to which
                        subsection (1)(j) applies: imprisonment for 3 years
                        and a fine of $36 000.
                                                                                ".

 5   10.       Section 321A replaced
               Section 321A is repealed and the following section is inserted
               instead --
     "
             321A.   Child under 16, persistent sexual conduct with
10             (1)   In this section --
                     "prescribed offence" means --
                          (a) an offence under section 320(2) or (4) or
                                321(2) or (4) or an attempt to commit such
                                an offence; or
15                        (b) an offence under section 320(3) or 321(3)
                                where the child in fact engages in sexual
                                behaviour;
                     "sexual act" means an act that would constitute a
                          prescribed offence.
20             (2)   For the purposes of this section a person persistently
                     engages in sexual conduct with a child if that person
                     does a sexual act in relation to the child on 3 or more
                     occasions each of which is on a different day.
               (3)   For the purposes of subsection (2) --
25                    (a) the sexual acts need not all constitute the same
                             prescribed offence; and
                      (b) the sexual acts need not all have occurred in
                             this State as long as at least one of them did.
               (4)   A person who persistently engages in sexual conduct
30                   with a child under the age of 16 years is guilty of a
                     crime and is liable to imprisonment for 20 years.


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      (5)   A charge of an offence under subsection (4) --
             (a) must specify the period during which it is
                   alleged that the sexual conduct occurred; and
             (b) need not specify the dates, or in any other way
 5                 particularise the circumstances, of the sexual
                   acts alleged to constitute the sexual conduct.
      (6)   A person charged with an offence under subsection (4)
            may also be charged, either in the same or a separate
            indictment, with a prescribed offence that is alleged to
10          have been committed in the period during which it is
            alleged that the sexual conduct constituting the offence
            under subsection (4) occurred.
      (7)   An indictment containing a charge of an offence under
            subsection (4) must be signed by the Director of Public
15          Prosecutions or the Deputy Director of Public
            Prosecutions.
      (8)   A court cannot order the prosecutor to give a person
            charged with an offence under subsection (4)
            particulars of the sexual acts alleged to constitute the
20          offence, despite section 131 of the Criminal Procedure
            Act 2004.
      (9)   It is a defence to a charge of an offence under
            subsection (4) to prove the accused person --
               (a) believed on reasonable grounds that the child
25                   was of or over the age of 16 years; and
              (b) was not more than 3 years older than the child.
     (10)   It is a defence to a charge of an offence under
            subsection (4) to prove the accused person was
            lawfully married to the child.
30   (11)   If in a trial by jury of a charge of an offence under
            subsection (4), there is evidence of sexual acts on 4 or
            more occasions, the jury members need not all be
            satisfied that the same sexual acts occurred on the same

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                      occasions as long as the jury is satisfied that the
                      accused person persistently engaged in sexual conduct
                      in the period specified.
               (12)   If an accused person is found not guilty of a charge of
 5                    an offence under subsection (4), he or she may
                      nevertheless be found guilty of one or more prescribed
                      offences committed in the period specified in the
                      charge if the offence or offences are established by the
                      evidence, despite section 10A.
10             (13)   If a person is sentenced, whether on one or more than
                      one indictment, to --
                         (a) a term of imprisonment for an offence under
                               subsection (4); and
                        (b) a term of imprisonment for a prescribed offence
15                             committed in the period during which the
                               offence under subsection (4) was committed,
                      the court must not order the terms to be served wholly
                      or partly cumulatively.
                                                                                 ".

20   11.        Section 338C amended
                Section 338C(3) is amended in the summary conviction penalty
                as follows:
                  (a) in paragraph (c) by deleting "paragraph (a)" and
                        inserting instead --
25                      " subsection (3)(a) ";
                  (b) in paragraph (d) by deleting "paragraph (b)" and
                        inserting instead --
                        " subsection (3)(b) ";
                  (c) by renumbering paragraph (c) as paragraph (a);
30                (d) by renumbering paragraph (d) as paragraph (b).



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     12.   Section 338E amended
           Section 338E(1) is amended in the summary conviction penalty
           as follows:
             (a) in paragraph (c) by deleting "paragraph (a)" and
 5                 inserting instead --
                   " subsection (1)(a) ";
             (b) in paragraph (d) by deleting "paragraph (b)" and
                   inserting instead --
                   " subsection (1)(b) ";
10           (c) by renumbering paragraph (c) as paragraph (a);
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             Part 3 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 amended
     13.         The Act amended in this Part
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Criminal Procedure
                 Act 2004*.
 5               [* Act No. 71 of 2004.]

     14.         Section 14 amended
                 Section 14(1) is amended by deleting "authorised" and inserting
                 instead --
                 "   approved   ".

10   15.         Section 20 amended
                 Section 20(3) is amended by inserting after "by" --
                 "   , and only by   ".

     16.         Section 55 amended
           (1)   Section 55(2) is amended by deleting "either a summons, a
15               court hearing notice, or an approved notice, notifying the
                 accused of the court date," and inserting instead --
                 "
                       a court hearing notice, or an approved notice, notifying
                       the accused of that date and that the court may deal
20                     with the charge in the accused's absence if the accused
                       does not appear on that date,
                                                                                  ".
           (2)   Section 55(3) is repealed.
           (3)   Section 55(4) is amended as follows:
25                 (a) by deleting "an authorised investigator," and inserting
                        instead --
                        " a person acting under section 20(3), ";



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                         (b)    in paragraph (a)(i) by deleting "an authorised
                                investigator who was acting in the course of his or her
                                duties as such;" and inserting instead --
                                " a person who was acting under section 20(3); ";
 5                       (c)    in paragraph (a)(ii) by deleting "authorised investigator"
                                and inserting instead --
                                " person ".

     17.             Section 62 amended
                     Section 62(1) is amended in the definition of "expert evidence
10                   material" in paragraph (c) by deleting "paragraph (b)(ii);" and
                     inserting instead --
                     "     paragraph (b);    ".

     18.             Section 69 amended
           (1)       Section 69(2) is amended by inserting after "The" --
15                   "     approved     ".
           (2)       After section 69(3) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (4)       A person who serves an approved notice under
                               subsection (3) need not complete a service certificate in
20                             accordance with Schedule 2 clause 2, 3 or 4.
                                                                                           ".

     19.             Section 75 amended
           (1)       Section 75(4) is amended as follows:
                       (a) in paragraph (b) by deleting "issue any document
25                          necessary;" and inserting instead --
                                "
                                      may issue a summons, court hearing notice or
                                      approved notice, as the case requires;
                                                                                           ";


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                          (b)    in paragraph (c) by inserting after "document
                                 needed" --
                                 "
                                       (including a document referred to in section
 5                                     139 or 155)
                                                                                         ".
           (2)        After section 75(9) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (10)       An approved notice issued to a person under this
10                              section must be served on the person in accordance
                                with Schedule 2 clause 2, 3 or 4.
                                                                                         ".

     20.              Section 77 amended
                      After section 77(6) the following subsection is inserted --
15               "
                      (7)       This section does not affect the operation of the
                                Sentencing Act 1995 section 14A.
                                                                                         ".

     21.              Section 84 amended
20                    Section 84(3) is amended by deleting "Perth." and inserting
                      instead --
                      "
                                Perth, unless the superior court concerned gives leave
                                to lodge it at another place.
25                                                                                       ".




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     22.     Section 86A inserted
             After section 86 the following section is inserted --
     "
           86A.       Remitting charges to summary courts
 5            (1)     At any time after a court of summary jurisdiction
                      commits an accused to a superior court on a charge and
                      before an indictment is lodged that contains the charge,
                      the accused or the relevant authorised officer may
                      apply to the superior court to remit the charge to the
10                    court of summary jurisdiction.
              (2)     The superior court may remit the charge if it is
                      satisfied --
                        (a) that the charge was committed to the superior
                               court in error or before proceedings that should
15                             have occurred in the court of summary
                               jurisdiction had been completed; or
                        (b) that for some other good reason the charge
                               should be remitted.
                                                                                   ".

20   23.     Section 98 amended
             Section 98(4) is amended by deleting "subsection (2)(c)" and
             inserting instead --
             "      subsection (2)(d)   ".

     24.     Section 111 replaced
25           Section 111 is repealed and the following section is inserted
             instead --
     "
           111.       Jury not to separate or communicate with others
              (1)     For the purposes of this section, a trial by jury begins
30                    when the first juror is sworn and ends when the jury

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                     gives or is discharged from giving its verdict and
                     includes any period when the jury is considering its
                     verdict and any period when the trial is adjourned.
               (2)   During a trial by jury --
 5                    (a) the jury must not separate unless permitted to
                            do so under subsection (4)(a); and
                      (b) the jury must not leave the charge of a court
                            officer during any adjournment of the trial,
                            unless it has been permitted to separate under
10                          subsection (4)(a); and
                      (c) there must not be any communication between
                            a juror and a person who is not a juror, except
                            as permitted under subsection (4)(b).
               (3)   Subsection (2)(c) does not apply to any communication
15                   between a juror and the judge or the court officer in
                     charge of the jury, or by a party to the trial to the jury
                     as part of the ordinary course of the trial.
               (4)   Despite subsection (2), the judge --
                      (a) may permit the jury to separate during any
20                          adjournment of a trial by jury subject to any
                            condition that the judge thinks necessary to
                            impose in the interests of justice; and
                      (b) may permit a juror and a person who is not a
                            juror to communicate subject to any condition
25                          that the judge thinks necessary to impose in the
                            interests of justice.
               (5)   If subsection (2) or a condition imposed under
                     subsection (4) is contravened, the judge may discharge
                     the jury from giving its verdict, if it is in the interests of
30                   justice to do so.
               (6)   A juror who contravenes subsection (2) or a condition
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                     and is liable to a fine of $12 000 or imprisonment for
                     12 months.
               (7)   A person who contravenes subsection (2)(c) or a
                     condition imposed under subsection (4)(b) is guilty of
 5                   an offence and is liable to a fine of $12 000 or
                     imprisonment for 12 months.
                                                                                    ".

     25.       Section 129 amended
               After section 129(4) the following subsection is inserted --
10         "
               (5)   This section does not affect a court's power to decide
                     the material facts of an offence on the basis of such
                     information as it thinks fit.
                                                                                    ".
15   26.       Section 133 amended
               Section 133(7) is repealed and the following subsection is
               inserted instead --
           "
               (7)   If a superior court makes or refuses to make an order
20                   under subsection (3) or (4) before the day on which the
                     accused's trial is listed to start, the court must not start
                     the trial unless the court is satisfied --
                        (a) that no party who could commence an appeal
                              against the order or refusal under the Criminal
25                            Appeals Act 2004 section 26 intends to do so;
                              or
                       (b) that --
                                 (i) the time for commencing such an appeal
                                      has expired; and
30                              (ii) any such appeal commenced before the
                                      time expired has been concluded.
                                                                                    ".

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     27.       Section 148 amended
               Section 148 is amended by inserting after "subject to" --
               "      The Criminal Code section 5,     ".

     28.       Section 169 replaced
 5             Section 169 is repealed and the following section is inserted
               instead --
     "
             169.       Prosecution determined by court without
                        jurisdiction
10              (1)     In this section, unless the contrary intention appears --
                        "jurisdictional error", in relation to a charge against a
                             person being dealt with by a court, means an error
                             of fact or law that is material to whether the court
                             has jurisdiction to deal with the charge.
15              (2)     If a court that does not have jurisdiction to deal with a
                        charge against a person determines the charge as a
                        result of a jurisdictional error --
                           (a) the court's determination has full force and
                                effect; and
20                        (b) anything done as a result of the determination is
                                lawful.
                (3)     If a court that does not have jurisdiction to deal with a
                        charge against a person determines a charge as
                        mentioned in subsection (2), a party to the prosecution
25                      or the Attorney General may apply to --
                           (a) that court; or
                          (b) if the determination is subject to an appeal, the
                                court dealing with the appeal,
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           (4)   The court to which such an application is made may
                 either --
                   (a) refuse the application; or
                   (b) vary the determination and any sentence
 5                       imposed or other order made as a result of the
                         determination; or
                   (c) set aside the determination and any sentence
                         imposed or other order made as a result of the
                         determination and order the prosecution to be
10                       sent to and dealt with by a court that does have
                         jurisdiction to deal with the charge against the
                         person,
                 and may make any necessary consequential orders.
           (5)   If a court is dealing with an appeal in relation to the
15               determination, subsection (4) is in addition to the
                 court's powers on the appeal.
                                                                                 ".

     29.   Schedule 2 amended
           Schedule 2 clause 2(2)(d) is amended by deleting "officer who
20         at the time is in charge of the prison." and inserting instead --
           "
                         chief executive officer (as that term is defined in
                         that section).
                                                                                 ".

25   30.   Schedule 3 amended
           Schedule 3 clause 5(4)(b) is amended by inserting after
           "from" --
           "
                         the person in charge of investigating the alleged
30                       offence or
                                                                                 ".


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             Part 4 -- Criminal Appeals Act 2004 amended
     31.       The Act amended in this Part
               The amendments in this Part are to the Criminal Appeals
               Act 2004*.
 5             [* Act No. 60 of 2004.]

     32.       Section 24 amended
               After section 24(2)(d) the following paragraph is inserted --
                   "
                       (da)   a judgment of acquittal (other than a judgment
10                            of acquittal on account of unsoundness of
                              mind) entered after a jury's verdict of not guilty
                              of a charge the statutory penalty for which is or
                              includes imprisonment for 14 years or more or
                              life, but only on the grounds that before or
15                            during the trial the judge made an error of fact
                              or law in relation to the charge;
                                                                                   ".

     33.       Section 25 amended
               After section 25(3)(a) the following paragraph is inserted --
20                 "
                       (aa)   the acquittal if it was entered after a jury's
                              special verdict returned under the Criminal
                              Procedure Act 2004 section 113(1) on a charge
                              the statutory penalty for which is or includes
25                            imprisonment for 14 years or more or life, but
                              only on the grounds that before or during the
                              trial the judge made an error of fact or law in
                              relation to the charge;
                                                                                   ".




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     34.        Section 26 amended
                Section 26(5) and (6) are repealed and the following subsections
                are inserted instead --
           "
 5              (5)     An appeal under this section against a decision must be
                        commenced within 7 days after the date of the decision
                        and before the day on which the accused's trial is listed
                        to start.
                (6)     If an appeal under this section is commenced on or
10                      after the day on which the accused's trial is listed to
                        start, the appeal must be dismissed.
                                                                                    ".

     35.        Section 31 amended
                Section 31(2) is repealed.

15   36.        Section 33 amended
                After section 33(2) the following subsection is inserted --
           "
               (2a)     Even if a ground of appeal might be decided in favour
                        of the prosecutor, the Court of Appeal may dismiss the
20                      appeal if it considers that no substantial miscarriage of
                        justice has occurred.
                                                                                    ".

     37.        Section 34 amended
                Section 34(1) is amended by deleting "court the" and inserting
25              instead --
                "     court, the   ".




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     38.         Section 35A inserted
                 After section 35 the following section is inserted in Part 3
                 Division 4 --
     "
 5           35A.      Accused's costs in some appeals to be paid by State
                       In an appeal commenced by a prosecutor under
                       section 24(2)(da) or 25(3)(aa), the accused's reasonable
                       costs of being legally represented in the Court of
                       Appeal are to be paid by the State.
10                                                                                ".

     39.         Section 41 amended
                 Section 41(4) is repealed and the following subsection is
                 inserted instead --
             "
15               (4)   The appeal court deciding an appeal that does or may
                       require it to impose a sentence, or to vary a sentence
                       imposed, on a person for an offence (whether the
                       appeal was commenced by the person or by the
                       prosecutor) --
20                       (a) may take into account any matter, including
                               any material change to the person's
                               circumstances, relevant to the sentence that has
                               occurred between when the lower court dealt
                               with the person and when the appeal is heard;
25                             but
                         (b) despite paragraph (a), must not take into
                               account the fact that the court's decision may
                               mean that the person is again sentenced for the
                               offence.
30                                                                                ".




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     40.         Section 51 inserted
                 After section 50 the following section is inserted --
     "
           51.         Certain amendments to be reviewed
 5               (1)   The Minister must carry out a review of the operation
                       of the amendments made to this Act by the Criminal
                       Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2006 Part 4 as soon
                       as practicable after the expiration of 5 years from the
                       commencement of the amendments.
10               (2)   The Minister must prepare a report based on the review
                       and, as soon as practicable after the report is prepared,
                       cause it to be laid before each House of Parliament.
                                                                                   ".




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                   Part 5 -- Evidence Act 1906 amended
     41.         The Act amended in this Part
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Evidence Act 1906*.
                 [* Reprint 13 as at 1 July 2005.
 5                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 153, and
                    Act No. 34 of 2004.]

     42.         Section 36BE inserted and consequential amendments
           (1)   After section 36BD the following section is inserted --
10   "
             36BE.     Expert evidence of child behaviour
                 (1)   This section applies to any proceedings for a sexual
                       offence in respect of a complainant who was under the
                       age of 18 years at the time of the alleged offence.
15               (2)   Evidence by an expert on the subject of child behaviour
                       about any or all of the following --
                         (a) child development and behaviour generally;
                         (b) child development and behaviour in cases
                              where children have been the victims of sexual
20                            offences,
                       that is relevant to the proceedings is admissible in them
                       notwithstanding that the evidence --
                         (c) relates to a fact in issue or to an ultimate issue
                                in the proceedings; or
25                       (d) is a matter of common knowledge; or
                         (e) is relevant only to the credibility of the
                                complainant.




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                     (3)    If evidence described in subsection (2) is admitted in a
                            trial by jury, this section does not affect any duty of the
                            trial judge to warn the jury about any matter relating to
                            the complainant's evidence; but any such warning must
 5                          be consistent with that evidence.
                                                                                          ".
           (2)       Section 36A(1) is amended by inserting after "36BD" --
                     "     , 36BE   ".
           (3)       Section 36A(2) is amended by deleting "and 36BC," and
10                   inserting instead --
                     "     , 36BC and 36BE,     ".

     43.             Section 100A amended
                     After section 100A(7) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
15                   (8)    This section does not apply to a person who is tendered
                            as a witness and who has a mental impairment, as that
                            term is defined by section 8 of the Criminal Law
                            (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996.
                                                                                          ".

20   44.             Section 106A amended
                     Section 106A is amended by inserting in the appropriate
                     alphabetical position --
                     "
                            "mental impairment" has the meaning given to that
25                             term by section 8 of the Criminal Law (Mentally
                               Impaired Accused) Act 1996;
                                                                                          ".




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     45.             Section 106B amended
           (1)       Section 106B(1) is amended by deleting "subsection (2)," and
                     inserting instead --
                     "     subsection (3),   ".
 5         (2)       Section 106B(2) is repealed and the following subsections are
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (2)     Irrespective of the person's age, a person with a mental
                             impairment may in any proceeding, if the person is
10                           competent under subsection (3), give evidence on oath
                             or after making an affirmation.
                     (3)     A person referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is
                             competent to take an oath or make an affirmation if in
                             the opinion of the court or person acting judicially the
15                           person understands that --
                               (a)   the giving of evidence is a serious matter; and
                               (b)   he or she in giving evidence has an obligation
                                     to tell the truth.
                                                                                         ".

20   46.             Section 106C replaced
                     Section 106C is repealed and the following section is inserted
                     instead --
     "
             106C.           Child under 12 and mentally impaired witness may
25                           give unsworn evidence
                             A person referred to in section 106B(1) or (2) who is
                             not competent to give evidence under section 106B(3)
                             may give evidence without taking an oath or making an
                             affirmation if the court or person acting judicially
30                           forms the opinion, before the evidence is given, that the



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                              person is able to give an intelligible account of events
                              which he or she has observed or experienced.
                                                                                           ".

     47.              Section 106F amended
 5                    Section 106F(4) is amended by deleting "misdemeanour" and
                      inserting instead --
                      "     crime   ".

     48.              Section 106HA amended
           (1)        After section 106HA(1) the following subsection is inserted --
10               "
                     (1a)     Section 106HB applies to a visual recording of an
                              interview with a person with a mental impairment
                              conducted before or after the coming into operation of
                              section 48 of the Criminal Law and Evidence
15                            Amendment Act 2006 if --
                                (a) the interview was conducted by a person of a
                                      prescribed class who had reason to believe that
                                      the person had, or may have, suffered physical
                                      or sexual abuse; and
20                              (b) the manner in which the interview was
                                      conducted and recorded meets the prescribed
                                      requirements to the prescribed extent.
                                                                                           ".
           (2)        Section 106HA(2) is repealed and the following subsection is
25                    inserted instead --
                 "
                      (2)     Section 106HB applies to a visual recording of an
                              interview with a person with a mental impairment, or a
                              child, whether or not the interview was conducted with
30                            the consent of a parent or guardian of the person or
                              child.
                                                                                           ".

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           (3)        Section 106HA(3) is amended by inserting after "child" --
                      "     , or a person with a mental impairment,   ".

     49.              Section 106HB amended
           (1)        After section 106HB(1) the following subsection is inserted --
 5               "
                     (1a)     A visually recorded interview with a person with a
                              mental impairment is not to be admitted in the
                              proceeding under subsection (1) unless the person is a
                              special witness.
10                                                                                        ".
           (2)        After section 106HB(6) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (6a)     If a visually recorded interview of a witness is admitted
                              under subsection (1), then, while the recording is
15                            played to the court, the witness must not be present in
                              court, or be visible or audible by closed-circuit
                              television or by means of any similar technology to
                              anyone in the court other than, in the case of a trial by
                              jury, the judge.
20                                                                                        ".
           (3)        After section 106HB(7) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                      (8)     Subsection (7)(c) does not prevent a judge from
                              directing a jury about a breach of subsection (7)(c) by
25                            the accused or the accused's counsel, if it is in the
                              interests of justice to do so.
                                                                                          ".




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     50.   Section 106HC amended
           Section 106HC(1) is amended as follows:
             (a) after paragraph (b) by inserting --
                     "
 5                       (ba)   prescribing classes of persons for the purposes
                                of section 106HA(1a)(a) by reference to the
                                offices or positions held by them, or their
                                training or experience, or any combination of
                                those criteria; and
10                       (bb)   prescribing requirements to be met for the
                                purposes of section 106HA(1a)(b), and the
                                extent to which they are to be met, if
                                section 106HB is to apply to a visual recording
                                of an interview with a person with a mental
15                              impairment; and
                                                                                      ";
               (b)        in paragraph (c) by inserting after "child" --
                          " , or a person with a mental impairment, ";
               (c)        after each of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g)
20                        by inserting --
                          " and ".

     51.   Section 106I amended
           Section 106I(2) is amended by deleting "The defendant" and
           inserting instead --
25         "    The accused            ".

     52.   Section 106O amended
           Section 106O(2) is amended by deleting "defendant" and
           inserting instead --
           "    accused         ".



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     53.              Section 106R amended
           (1)        Section 106R(3)(a) is amended by deleting "(as defined in the
                      Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996)".
           (2)        After section 106R(4)(a) the following paragraph is inserted --
 5                          "
                                (b)   that the person have a communicator while he
                                      or she is giving evidence;
                                                                                         ".
           (3)        After section 106R(4a) the following subsection is inserted --
10               "
                     (4b)   Where an arrangement under subsection (4)(b) is
                            directed to be made, section 106F applies, with any
                            necessary changes, as if the special witness were an
                            affected child.
15                                                                                       ".
           (4)        After section 106R(7) the following subsections are inserted --
                 "
                      (8)   If in any proceeding before a jury for a serious sexual
                            offence a person referred to in subsection (3a) does not
20                          wish to be declared to be a special witness or declines
                            any arrangement that may be made under
                            subsection (4) --
                               (a) the person must not be questioned in the
                                    proceeding about the fact; and
25                            (b) neither the judge, the prosecutor, the accused
                                    nor the accused's counsel must comment on the
                                    fact to the jury.
                      (9)   Subsection (8) does not prevent a judge from directing
                            a jury about a breach of subsection (8) by the
30                          prosecutor, the accused or the accused's counsel, if it is
                            in the interests of justice to do so.
                                                                                         ".


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     54.             Section 106RA amended
           (1)       Section 106RA(1) is amended by deleting "the evidence" and
                     inserting instead --
                     "
 5                           the whole of the evidence (including any
                             cross-examination and re-examination)
                                                                                       ".
           (2)       Section 106RA(5) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
10               "
                     (5)     If an order is made under subsection (1), the order may
                             include --
                                (a) directions as to the conduct of the special
                                     hearing;
15                             (b) directions, with or without conditions, as to the
                                     persons, or classes of persons, who are
                                     authorised to have possession of the visual
                                     recording of the evidence;
                                (c) directions and conditions as to the giving up of
20                                   possession and as to the playing, copying or
                                     erasure of the recording.
                                                                                       ".

     55.             Second Schedule amended
                     The Second Schedule is amended in Part 1 in the item relating
25                   to "s. 321A" by deleting the description of offence and inserting
                     instead --
                     "     Persistent sexual conduct with child under 16   ".




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                        Part 6 -- Other Acts amended
     56.         Bail Act 1982 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Bail Act 1982*.
                 [* Reprint 5 as at 1 April 2005.
 5                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 32 and
                    Acts Nos. 27 and 34 of 2004 and 38 of 2005.]
           (2)   Section 50C(4)(b) is amended by deleting "a defendant" and
                 inserting instead --
10               "   an accused   ".
           (3)   Section 50L(1) is amended by deleting "a defendant" in each
                 place where it occurs and in each place inserting instead --
                 "   an accused   ".
           (4)   Section 50L(1)(b) is amended by deleting "the defendant" and
15               inserting instead --
                 " the accused     ".
           (5)   Section 52(4) is amended by deleting "jurisdiction." and
                 inserting instead --
                 "
20                     jurisdiction, but --
                         (a) no fees shall be charged by the Supreme Court
                               or District Court for or in respect of any act or
                               proceeding that relates to the prosecution; and
                         (b) the Supreme Court or District Court cannot
25                             order a party to the prosecution to pay another
                               party's costs of or relating to the prosecution,
                               except under section 166(2) of the Criminal
                               Procedure Act 2004.
                                                                                   ".


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           (6)   Section 67(2)(b) is amended by deleting "a defendant" and
                 inserting instead --
                 "   an accused    ".

     57.         Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 amended
 5         (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Children's Court of
                 Western Australia Act 1988*.
                 [* Reprint 4 as at 21 Apr 2006.]
                    For subsequent amendments see Act No. 27 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 33(2) is amended by deleting "complaint" and inserting
10               instead --
                 "   charge of an offence    ".

     58.         Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
                 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Community
15               Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004*.
                 [* Act No. 72 of 2004.]
           (2)   Schedule 1 is amended in the item relating to The Criminal
                 Code s. 321A by deleting the description of offence and
                 inserting instead --
20               "   Persistent sexual conduct with child under 16   ".

     59.         Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 amended
           (1)   The amendment in this section is to the Criminal Injuries
                 Compensation Act 2003*.
                 [* Act No. 77 of 2003.]
25                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 112.]




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           (2)   Section 16(1)(a) is amended by inserting after "it" --
                 " or the prosecution of it is discontinued         ".

     60.         Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
                 amended
 5         (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Criminal Law
                 (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996*.
                 [* Reprint 2 as at 12 August 2005.]
           (2)   Section 11(1)(b)(ii) is amended by deleting "(including an ex
                 officio indictment)".
10         (3)   Section 21 is amended by deleting "defendant" in the 2 places
                 where it occurs and in each place inserting instead --
                 "   accused    ".

     61.         Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Criminal Property
15               Confiscation Act 2000*.
                 [* Reprint 1 as at 9 December 2005.]
           (2)   Section 101(2)(b) is amended by deleting "$250 000." and
                 inserting instead --
                         "
20                              the jurisdictional limit (within the meaning of
                                section 6 of the District Court of Western
                                Australia Act 1969).
                                                                                  ".
           (3)   In the Glossary the definition of "dispose of " is amended in
25               paragraph (c) by deleting "offence;" and inserting instead --
                 "   charge or discontinue the prosecution of it;    ".




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     62.         Fertilizers Act 1977 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Fertilizers Act 1977*.
                 [* Reprint 1 as at 2 May 2003.
                    For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
 5                  Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 160.]
           (2)   Section 38(1) is amended by deleting "justice or other person
                 before whom the complaint is laid," and inserting instead --
                 "   person before whom the prosecution notice is signed,     ".

     63.         Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991 amended
10         (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Human Reproductive
                 Technology Act 1991*.
                 [* Reprint 2 as at11 November 2005.
                    For subsequent amendments see Act No. 34 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 53H(2) is amended by deleting "A defendant" and
15               inserting instead --
                 "   An accused    ".

     64.         Juries Act 1957 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Juries Act 1957*.
                 [* Reprint 4 as at 2 September 2005.
20                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 237 and
                    Act No. 34 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 39 is amended by deleting "section 38." and inserting
                 instead --
25               "   section 104(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004. ".




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           (3)   Section 41 is amended by deleting "or when it is considering its
                 verdict, it is to be kept under the charge of an officer of the
                 court" and inserting instead --
                 "   , it is to be kept   ".

 5   65.         Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Land Valuers
                 Licensing Act 1978*.
                 [* Reprinted as at 3 May 2002.
                    For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
10                  Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 245-6.]
           (2)   Section 15B(2) is amended by deleting "defendant" in each
                 place where it occurs and in each place inserting instead --
                 "   accused     ".

     66.         Licensed Surveyors Act 1909 amended
15         (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Licensed Surveyors
                 Act 1909*.
                 [* Reprint 5 as at 5 May 2006.]
           (2)   Section 8C(2) is amended by deleting "defendant" in each place
                 where it occurs and in each place inserting instead --
20               "   accused     ".

     67.         Official Prosecutions (Accused's Costs) Act 1973 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Official Prosecutions
                 (Accused's Costs) Act 1973*.
                 [* Reprint 3 as at 3 February 2006.]
25         (2)   The long title is amended by deleting "defendants" and inserting
                 instead --
                 "   accused persons           ".


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     68.              Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 amended
           (1)        The amendments in this section are to the Prisoners (Interstate
                      Transfer) Act 1983*.
                      [* Reprinted as at 6 December 2002.
 5                       For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                         Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 357.]
           (2)        Section 21(2)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is
                      inserted instead --
                             "
10                               (b)     the prosecution of the charge is discontinued.
                                                                                            ".

     69.              Prostitution Act 2000 amended
           (1)        The amendments in this section are to the Prostitution
                      Act 2000*.
15                    [* Reprint 1 as at 22 July 2005.
                         For subsequent amendments see Act No. 34 of 2004.]
           (2)        Schedule 1 is amended by deleting "s. 321A(3)" under the
                      heading "The Criminal Code" and inserting instead --
                      "     s. 321A(4)     ".

20   70.              Sentencing Act 1995 amended
           (1)        The amendment in this section is to the Sentencing Act 1995*.
                      [* Reprint 4 as at 12 August 2005.
                         For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                         Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 411-12
25                       and Act No. 27 of 2004.]
           (2)        After section 40(5) the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (5a)     Except where a statutory penalty is expressly provided
                              for a body corporate, a body corporate that is convicted

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                        of an offence the statutory penalty for which is or
                        includes a minimum fine is liable to a fine of at least
                        5 times that minimum fine.
                                                                                    ".

 5   71.         Suitors' Fund Act 1964 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Suitors' Fund
                 Act 1964*.
                 [* Reprint 3 as at 22 July 2005.]
           (2)   Section 14(1) is amended as follows:
10                 (a) by inserting after paragraph (b) --
                        "
                            (ba)   an appeal commenced by a prosecutor under
                                   section 24(2)(da) or 25(3)(aa) of the Criminal
                                   Appeals Act 2004 is upheld and a new trial is
15                                 ordered; or
                                                                                    ";
                  (b)        after paragraph (a) by inserting --
                             " or ".

     72.         Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 amended
20         (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Western Australian
                 College of Teaching Act 2004*.
                 [* Act No. 8 of 2004.
                    For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 495.]
25         (2)   Section 49(1)(c) is amended as follows:
                  (a) by deleting "charge is withdrawn" and inserting
                        instead --
                        " prosecution of the charge is discontinued ";




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                     (b)   by deleting ", mistrial or presentation of nolle prosequi
                           to a court;" and inserting instead --
                           " or mistrial; ".
           (3)   Section 49(1)(d) is amended by deleting ", mistrial or
 5               presentation of nolle prosequi to a court." and inserting
                 instead --
                           "
                                 or mistrial or the prosecution of the charge is
                                 discontinued.
10                                                                                     ".
           (4)   Schedule 2 is amended in the item relating to The Criminal
                 Code as follows:
                   (a) by deleting the rows relating to "s. 203" and "s. 204";
                  (b) by inserting in the appropriate positions --
15                   "
                           s. 187         Facilitating sexual offences against
                                          children outside Western Australia
                           s. 202         Obscene acts in public
                           s. 203         Indecent acts in public
                           s. 204         Indecent act with intent to offend
                                                                                       ".

     73.         Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
                 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Workers'
20               Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981*.
                 [* Reprint 7 as at 3 February 2006.]
           (2)   Section 175H(2)(c) is amended by deleting "have a complaint of
                 the alleged offence heard and determined by" and inserting
                 instead --
25               "    be prosecuted for the alleged offence in     ".


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     74.         Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004
                 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Working with
                 Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004*.
 5               [* Act No. 65 of 2004.
                    For subsequent amendments see Act No. 3 of 2006.]
           (2)   Schedule 1 is amended in the item relating to The Criminal
                 Code s. 321A by deleting the description of offence and
                 inserting instead --
10               "
                      Persistent sexual conduct with child under 16 (if the offence
                      includes a sexual act on at least one occasion when the child
                      against whom the offence is committed is under 13)
                                                                                      ".




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                 Part 7 -- Various amending Acts amended
     75.         Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Acts Amendment
                 (Court of Appeal) Act 2004*.
 5               [* Act No. 45 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 14 is repealed.
           (3)   Schedule 1 clause 7 is amended as follows:
                   (a) by deleting "s. 37A";
                  (b) by deleting the row relating to "Heading to Part 3
10                      Division 4".
           (4)   Schedule 1 clauses 22 and 23 are repealed.

     76.         Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004
                 amended
           (1)   The amendment in this section is to the Criminal Law
15               Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004*.
                 [* Act No. 70 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 37 is repealed.

     77.         Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Courts Legislation
20               Amendment and Repeal Act 2004*.
                 [* Act No. 59 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 95 is amended in the Table to the section, in the row
                 beginning with "s. 43(7)" by deleting "s. 243(6)".
           (3)   Section 123 is amended in the Table to the section by deleting
25               "s. 67(2)".




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           (4)   Section 124 is amended in the Table to the section by deleting
                 "s. 4(a)".
           (5)   Section 128 is amended in the Table to the section by deleting
                 the row relating to "s. 20".
 5         (6)   Schedule 1 clause 13 is repealed.
           (7)   Schedule 1 clause 46 is amended by deleting the row relating to
                 "s. 11(2)".
           (8)   Schedule 1 clause 69 is repealed.
           (9)   Schedule 1 clause 94 is amended by deleting the row relating to
10               "s. 430(2)(a)".
       (10)      Schedule 1 clause 100 is repealed.
       (11)      Schedule 1 clause 116 is amended by deleting "s. 93(1)".
       (12)      Schedule 1 clause 150 is amended by deleting the row relating
                 to "s. 116A(4)".
15     (13)      Schedule 2 clauses 1 to 42 and 44 to 51 are repealed.

     78.         Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other
                 Provisions) Act 2004 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Criminal Procedure
                 and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004*.
20               [* Act No. 84 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 82 is amended in Table 2 as follows:
                   (a) by deleting the row relating to the Gas Standards
                        Act 1972;
                  (b) by deleting the row relating to the Land Valuers
25                      Licensing Act 1978;
                  (c)   by deleting the row relating to the Licensed Surveyors
                        Act 1909;



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             (d)   by deleting the row relating to the Local Government
                   (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960;
             (e)   by deleting the row relating to the Travel Agents
                   Act 1985.
 5    (3)   Schedule 1 clause 20 is amended by deleting the row relating to
            "s. 46(1)".
      (4)   Schedule 1 clause 25 is amended by deleting the row relating to
            "s. 23".
      (5)   Schedule 1 clause 27 is repealed.
10    (6)   Schedule 1 clause 31 is repealed.
      (7)   Schedule 2 clause 36 is amended by deleting "s. 133A".
      (8)   Schedule 2 clause 56 is amended by deleting the row relating to
            "s. 38(1)".
      (9)   Schedule 2 clause 106 is repealed.
15   (10)   Schedule 2 clause 157 is amended by deleting the row relating
            to "s. 175H(2)(c)".




 


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