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72 Offences – before and after commencement
(1) Section 58G, as inserted by the Statute Law Amendment
(Directors' Liability) Act 2015, (the new section) applies in relation
to a relevant offence committed by a body corporate after the
commencement of Part 2, Division 8 of that Act (the
commencement) only if:
(a) all the conduct constituting the relevant offence occurred after
the commencement; and
(b) all the conduct of the executive officer constituting the offence
against the new section occurred after the commencement.
(2) Section 58G, as in force before the commencement:
(a) continues to apply in relation to offences committed by a body
corporate before the commencement; and
(b) applies in relation to relevant offences committed by a body
corporate after the commencement to which, as a result of
subsection (1), the new section does not apply.
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Energy Pipelines Act 1981 (Act No. 2, 1982)
Assent date 12 February 1982
Commenced 11 August 1982 (Gaz S23, 11 August 1982)
Statute Law Revision Act 1983 (Act No. 58, 1983)
Assent date 28 November 1983
Commenced 28 November 1983
Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)
Assent date 28 November 1983
Commenced 1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47,
1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8,
26 February 1986, p 5)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1984 (Act No. 46, 1984)
Assent date 25 September 1984
Commenced 28 November 1984 (Gaz G47, 28 November 1984, p 9)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1985 (Act No. 37, 1985)
Assent date 18 September 1985
Commenced 18 September 1985
Companies and Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 (Act No. 18, 1986)
Assent date 30 June 1986
Commenced 1 July 1986 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1986 (Act No. 64, 1986)
Assent date 19 December 1986
Commenced 19 December 1986
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Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 32, 1989)
Assent date 28 June 1989
Commenced 2 August 1989 (Gaz G30, 2 August 1989, p 5)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1990 (Act No. 23, 1990)
Assent date 7 June 1990
Commenced 25 July 1990 (Gaz G29, 25 July 1990, p 2)
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 59, 1990)
Assent date 14 December 1990
Commenced 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Corporations (NT) Act 1990 (Act
No. 56, 1990) and Gaz S76, 21 December 1990)
Pastoral Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 (Act No. 39, 1992)
Assent date 25 June 1992
Commenced 26 June 1992 (s 2, s 2 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (Act No. 17,
1992) and Gaz S33, 26 June 1992)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act No. 83,
1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 86, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 18 April 1994 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1993 (Act No. 85, 1993)
and Gaz S28, 18 April 1994)
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995)
and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 56, 1998)
Assent date 28 August 1998
Amending Legislation
Lands and Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998 (Act No. 93, 1998)
Assent date 23 December 1998
Energy Pipelines Amendment Regulations (SL No. 45, 1998)
Notified 1 October 1998
Commenced 1 October 1998
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1998 (Act No. 92, 1998)
Assent date 11 December 1998
Commenced 11 December 1998
Lands and Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998 (Act No. 93, 1998)
Assent date 23 December 1998
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Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 56, 1999)
Assent date 14 December 1999
Commenced 12 April 2000 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1999 (Act No. 55, 1999)
and Gaz S15, 12 April 1999)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 43, 2000)
Assent date 31 August 2000
Commenced 8 November 2000 (Gaz G44, 8 November 2000, p 3)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2001 (Act No. 62, 2001)
Assent date 11 December 2001
Commenced 11 December 2001 (s 2(1), (4), s 2 Corporations Reform
(Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17,
2001), s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50, 2001) and
Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 29, 2003)
Assent 26 June 2003
Commenced 26 June 2003
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)
Assent 8 March 2007
Commenced 8 March 2007
National Gas (Northern Territory) Act 2008 (Act No. 16, 2008)
Assent 24 June 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz S32, 1 July 2008)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent 14 November 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009)
Assent 1 September 2009
Commenced 16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3)
Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010
(Act No. 30, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2010
Commenced ss 58 to 60: 30 January 2012 (Gaz S2, 24 January 2012);
rem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz S68, 25 November 2011)
Penalties Amendment (Children and Families, Health and Primary Industry, Fisheries
and Resources) Act 2011 (Act No. 28, 2011)
Assent date 31 August 2011
Commenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 4)
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Local Government Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 28, 2013)
Assent date 8 November 2013
Commenced 8 November 2013
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 39, 2013)
Assent date 19 December 2013
Commenced 1 January 2014 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction
Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2014 (Act No. 35, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced pts 4, 9, 10 and 19: 1 June 2015 (Gaz S53, 29 May 2015, p 2);
rem: 1 January 2015 (Gaz G51, 24 December 2014, p 7)
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
s 4 Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1985 (Act No. 37, 1985)
s 10 Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 56, 1998) (sub s 16
Lands and Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998 (Act
No. 56, 1998)
s 6 Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 29, 2003)
4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 4, 15, 22, 38A, 42, 50,
58A, 58D, 58H, 67B, 69 and 71.
5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 43, 2000, s 4
s 3 amd No. 46, 1984, s 4; No. 64, 1986, s 4; No. 32, 1989, s 4; No. 23, 1990,
s 4; No. 39, 1992, s 3; No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 56, 1998, s 4; SL No. 45, 1998,
r 4; No. 93, 1998, s 4; No. 43, 2000, s 5; No. 62, 2001, s 15; No. 29, 2003,
s 3; No. 4, 2007, s 7; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 35, 2014,
s 36
s 4 amd No. 46, 1984, s 5; No. 23, 1990, s 5; No. 43, 2000, s 6
s 5 amd No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 6 amd No. 32, 1989, s 5; No. 84, 1993, s 6; SL No. 45, 1998, r 5; No. 93, 1998,
s 5; No. 25, 2009, s 10; No. 28, 2013, s 61; No. 35, 2014, s 26
s 8 amd No. 32, 1989, s 6; SL No. 45, 1998, r 6; No. 93, 1998, s 6
s 9 amd SL No. 45, 1998, r 7; No. 93, 1998, s 7
s 12 amd No. 64, 1986, s 4; No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 13 amd No. 58, 1983, s 3; No. 46, 1984, s 6; No. 64, 1986, s 4; No. 84, 1993,
s 6; SL No. 45, 1998, r 8; No. 93, 1998, s 8; No. 43, 2000, s 7; No. 25, 2009,
s 10; No. 28, 2013, s 61; No. 39, 2013, s 8; No. 19, 2014, s 26
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s 14 amd No. 32, 1989, s 7
s 15 amd No. 58, 1983, s 3; No. 23, 1990, s 6; No. 86, 1993, s 3; SL No. 45, 1998,
r 9; No. 93, 1998, s 9; No. 56, 1999, s 3
s 15A ins No. 23, 1990, s 7
amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 16 amd No. 32, 1989, s 8; No. 43, 2000, s 8; No. 29, 2003, s 4; No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 17 amd No. 32, 1989, s 9; SL No. 45, 1998, r 10; No. 93, 1998, s 10
s 17A ins No. 32, 1989, s 10
rep No. 56, 1998, s 5
s 18 amd No. 46, 1984, s 7; No. 32, 1989, s 11
s 19 amd No. 32, 1989, s 12; No. 29, 2003, s 5
s 20 sub No. 32, 1989, s 13
amd No. 43, 2000, s 9; No. 39, 2013, s 4
s 21 sub No. 56, 1998, s 6
amd No. 93, 1998, s 10
s 21A ins No. 32, 1989, s 14
s 21B ins No. 32, 1989, s 14
amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; SL No. 45, 1998, r 11; No. 93, 1998, s 12; No. 25,
2009, s 10; No. 39, 2013, s 5; No. 19, 2014, s 26
s 21C ins No. 32, 1989, s 14
amd No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 21D ins No. 32, 1989, s 14
s 22 amd No. 56, 1998, s 7; SL No. 45, 1998, r 12
s 26 amd No. 93, 1998, s 13; No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5; No. 35, 2014,
s 37
s 27 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 28 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 30 amd No. 46, 1984, s 8; No. 32, 1989, s 24; No. 43, 2000, s 10; No. 39, 2013,
s 6
s 31 amd No. 32, 1989, s 24
s 32A ins No. 30, 2010, s 34
pt IV hdg amd No. 43, 2000, s 11
s 33 rep No. 32, 1989, s 15
s 34 amd No. 32, 1989, s 16
s 36 amd No. 43, 2000, s 12; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 37 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 37A ins No. 43, 2000, s 13
amd No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 38 amd No. 32, 1989, s 17; No. 43, 2000, s 14; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 38A ins No. 43, 2000, s 15
amd No. 62, 2001, s 15
ss 39 – 40 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 42 amd No. 92, 1998, s 10; No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 16, 2008, s 17; No. 28, 2011,
s 5
s 43 amd No. 46, 1984, s 9; No. 18, 1986, s 3; No. 59, 1990, s 4; No. 93, 1998,
s 14; No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 17, 2001, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
pt IVA hdg ins No. 56, 1998, s 8
rep SL No. 45, 1998, r 13
ss 43A – 43P ins No. 56, 1998, s 8
rep SL No. 45, 1998, r 13
s 44 amd No. 46, 1984, s 10; No. 43, 2000, s 16
s 45 amd No. 32, 1989, s 24
s 46 amd No. 32, 1989, ss 18 and 24; No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 47 amd No. 39, 2013, s 7
s 48 amd No. 32, 1989, s 19
s 49 amd No. 32, 1989, ss 20 and 24; No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 50 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
ss 52 – 53 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 54 amd No. 32, 1989, s 21; No. 39, 2013, s 8
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s 56 amd No. 35, 2014, s 38
s 55 amd No. 39, 2013, s 8
s 58 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
pt VA hdg ins No. 43, 2000, s 17
ss 58A – 58F ins No. 43, 2000, s 17
s 58G ins No. 43, 2000, s 17
sub No. 26, 2015, s 25
s 58H ins No. 43, 2000, s 17
s 59 amd No. 32, 1989, s 22; SL No. 45, 1998, r 14
sub No. 44, 2005, s 26
s 59A ins No. 43, 2000, s 18
s 63 amd No. 68, 1983, s 4; No. 32, 1989, s 24; No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011,
s 5
s 63A ins No. 23, 1990, s 8
s 64 amd No. 46, 1984, s 11; No. 43, 2000, s 19; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 64A ins No. 46, 1984, s 12
amd No. 43, 2000, s 21; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 65 amd No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 66 sub No. 46, 1984, s 13
amd No. 32, 1989, s 23; No. 43, 2000, s 20; No. 28, 2011, s 5
s 67 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 43, 2000, s 21
s 67A ins No. 37, 1985, s 3
s 67B ins No. 56, 1998, s 9
sub SL No. 45, 1998, r 15; No. 93, 1998, s 15
ss 67C – 67D rep No. 93, 1998, s 15
s 68 amd No. 43, 2000, s 21
pt VII hdg ins No. 35, 2014, s 39
ss 69 – 71 ins No. 35, 2014, s 39
pt VIII hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 26
s 72 ins No. 26, 2015, s 26