{"id":"tas:act-2026-014","name":"Police Offences Amendment (Increased Penalties for Damage to Tasmanian War Memorials) Act 2026","slug":"police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"14 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":595793,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2026-014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-09-11","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Police Offences Amendment (Increased Penalties for Damage to Tasmanian War Memorials) Act 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-2026-014) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 3 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.\n\n*\n\n> **PART 2 - Police Offences Act 1935 Amended**\n\n**4.**   **Principal Act**\n\n> In this Part, the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1935-044) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1935-044) .\n\n***\n\n> **PART 3 - Sentencing Act 1997 Amended**\n\n**6.**   **Principal Act**\n\n> In this Part, the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Police Offences Act 1935 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Police Offences Act 1935 Amended","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 4 Principal Act\n\n> In this Part, the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1935-044) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1935-044) .\n\n*","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Sentencing Act 1997 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Sentencing Act 1997 Amended","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 6 Principal Act\n\n> In this Part, the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n*","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Based only on the provided document, the amendment (titled \"Police Offences Amendment (Increased Penalties for Damage to Tasmanian War Memorials) Act 2026\", version current from 11 September 2026) creates a category-specific increase in penalties for damage to war memorials. Mechanically, that changes the scope of the Police Offences Act by singling out Tasmanian war memorials for enhanced punishment rather than relying solely on the Act’s pre-existing, general property or public-offence provisions. The provided excerpt does not include the actual amendment text, penalty figures, or definitions (for example, what counts as a \"war memorial\" or whether symbolic devices are included), so the precise scope and any exceptions cannot be determined from the material supplied. This is general legal information, not legal advice; Zoe can make mistakes; before you act on this, rely on it, or use any draft, get a qualified Australian lawyer to check it."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted amendment to an existing Act (requires cross-referencing the Police Offences Act for operative provisions and definitions).","Title-specific scope (only applies to \"damage to Tasmanian war memorials\"), which narrows legislative focus but may create interpretive questions about what counts as a memorial. ","Provided text contains no substantive clauses, penalty amounts, or amendments text — the excerpt only includes title, versioning, and administrative metadata.","References to a Table of Amending Instruments and the principal Act imply conditional logic and cross-references not shown in the excerpt.","Potential need to read definitions and penalty schedules in the principal Police Offences Act and the Table of Amendments to know exact legal effect."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does:** The Act titled \"Police Offences Amendment (Increased Penalties for Damage to Tasmanian War Memorials) Act 2026\" (version current from 11 September 2026) amends the Police Offences Act to increase penalties for damaging Tasmanian war memorials. **Who it affects and why it matters:** It targets anyone who damages war memorials in Tasmania by subjecting that conduct to higher criminal penalties than under the existing general property or public-offence rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/police-offences-amendment-increased-penalties-for-damage-to-tasmanian-war-memorials-act-2026/documents"}}