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### 16. [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 98, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS98@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 98, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS98@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 57 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-057#GS5@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 57 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-057#GS5@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpf@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2A) omitted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja9@GC2@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (4) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4A) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4B) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4C) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4D) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4E) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4F) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (5) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hph@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (5) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (6) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpi@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (6) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (7) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 41, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS41@Hpj@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (7) substituted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 8 \]* [*\[Section 16 Subsection (9) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (10) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (11) inserted by No. 17 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-09-11/act-2002-017#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (11) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja9@GC2@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Repealed by No. 19 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:02 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-02/act-2024-019#GS12@EN)