3EParenthetical descriptions of offences in Schedules

3E Parenthetical descriptions of offences in Schedules (1) This section applies in relation to an item of a Schedule to this Act that specifies an offence or a provision that creates an offence. (2) A parenthetical description that accompanies the item— (a) is provided for convenience of reference only; and (b) does not affect— (i) what offence is specified by the item; or (ii) the circumstances set out in relation to that offence; and (c) must be disregarded if it is inconsistent with the provision that creates the offence. (3) In this section, a reference to a parenthetical description that accompanies an item is a reference to a description that appears in parentheses either— (a) in the heading of the item; or (b) in the item itself following the reference to an offence or a provision that creates an offence. Pt 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 6.