Section 186 amended (Offences relating to voting)
PART 5 – EVIDENCE ACT 2001 AMENDED
Principal Act
Section 194M amended (Evidence relating to sexual experience)
2
PART 6 – FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2004 AMENDED
12. Principal Act
13. Section 29D amended (Review of declaration of serial family
violence perpetrator)
PART 7 – FORENSIC PROCEDURES ACT 2000 AMENDED
14. Principal Act
15. Section 63 amended (Disclosure of information)
16. Section 63 further amended (Disclosure of information)
PART 8 – GAS SAFETY ACT 2019 AMENDED
17. Principal Act
18. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
PART 9 – HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1995 AMENDED
19. Principal Act
20. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
21. Schedule 1 amended (Health Services)
PART 10 – INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2009 AMENDED
22. Principal Act
23. Section 23 amended (Joint Standing Committee on Integrity)
24. Schedule 5 amended (Meetings of Joint Standing Committee on
Integrity)
PART 11 – JUSTICES ACT 1959 AMENDED
25. Principal Act
26. Section 71 amended (Petty crimes triable summarily)
27. Section 72 amended (Other crimes triable summarily)
PART 12 – JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 2018 AMENDED
28. Principal Act
29. Section 5 amended (Appointment of justice)
30. Section 6 substituted
6. Exercise of powers
3
31. Section 7 amended (Application for reappointment as appointed
justice)
32. Section 8 amended (Reappointment as Justice of the Peace)
33. Section 12 amended (Validity of acts of justice)
34. Section 16 amended (Providing information to Secretary)
35. Section 38 amended (Register of justices)
PART 13 – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ACT 2005 AMENDED
36. Principal Act
37. Schedule 2 amended (Occupations, Trades and Callings to
Which this Act Applies)
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[Bill 39] 5
JUSTICE AND RELATED LEGISLATION
(MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL (No. 2)
2025
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
LAURA ROSS, Clerk of the House
19 May 2026
(Brought in by the Minister for Justice, Corrections and
Rehabilitation, the Honourable Guy Barnett)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1924, Dangerous
Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021, Electoral Act
2004, Evidence Act 2001, Family Violence Act 2004,
Forensic Procedures Act 2000, Gas Safety Act 2019, Health
Complaints Act 1995, Integrity Commission Act 2009,
Justices Act 1959, Justices of the Peace Act 2018 and the
Occupational Licensing Act 2005
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
PART 1 – PRELIMINARY
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justice and Related
Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025.
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 2 Part 1 – Preliminary
6
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of
the day on which it commenced.
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 2 – Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended s. 4
7
PART 2 – CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1924 AMENDED
4. Principal Act
In this Part, the Criminal Code Act 1924* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
5. Schedule 1 amended (Criminal Code)
Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (2) in section 2B:
(3) This section is to be taken to be in
force from 4 April 1924.
(b) by inserting the following subsection
before subsection (1) in section 14A:
(1AA) In this section –
relevant sexual offence
means –
(a) an offence against section
124, 124A, 124B, 124C,
125A, 125B, 125C, 126,
127 or 185; or
(b) an offence against section
170A, in respect of
*No. 69 of 1924
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 5 Part 2 – Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended
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particulars alleging
offences against
section 124, 125B, 126,
127 or 185.
(c) by omitting from section 14A(1) “an
offence against section 124, 125B, 127 or
185” and substituting “a relevant sexual
offence”;
(d) by omitting from section 14A(2) “an
offence against section 124, 125B or
185” and substituting “a relevant sexual
offence”;
(e) by omitting from section 14A(2)(b)
“section 124, 125B or 185” and
substituting “section 124, 124A, 124B,
124C, 125A, 125B, 125C, 126, 127 or
185”;
(f) by omitting “Criminal Code Amendment
(Sexual Assault) Act 2017;” from the
definition of amending Act in section
461(1) and substituting “Criminal Code
Amendment (Sexual Assault) Act 2017.”;
(g) by omitting the definition of relevant
amendments from section 461(1);
(h) by omitting subsection (2) from section
461;
(i) by inserting the following section after
section 465:
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 2 – Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended s. 5
9
466. Application of Justice and Related
Legislation (Miscellaneous
Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2025
The amendment, to section 2B of
this Act, made by section 5 of the
Justice and Related Legislation
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025 does not apply in
respect of proceedings
determined before the
commencement of that Act.
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 6 Part 3 – Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 Amended
10
PART 3 – DANGEROUS CRIMINALS AND HIGH RISK
OFFENDERS ACT 2021 AMENDED
6. Principal Act
In this Part, the Dangerous Criminals and High
Risk Offenders Act 2021* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
7. Section 37 amended (Interim HRO orders)
Section 37(1)(b) of the Principal Act is amended
by omitting “would, if proved, justify” and
substituting “would be likely, if proved, to
justify”.
*No. 2 of 2021
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 4 – Electoral Act 2004 Amended s. 8
11
PART 4 – ELECTORAL ACT 2004 AMENDED
8. Principal Act
In this Part, the Electoral Act 2004* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
9. Section 186 amended (Offences relating to voting)
Section 186(1) of the Principal Act is amended
by omitting paragraph (n) and substituting the
following paragraphs:
(n) vote at an Assembly election after having
voted at an election in respect of another
division of the Assembly held
contemporaneously with the first-
mentioned Assembly election; or
(o) vote at a Council election after having
voted at an election in respect of another
division of the Council held
contemporaneously with the first-
mentioned Council election.
*No. 51 of 2004
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 10 Part 5 – Evidence Act 2001 Amended
12
PART 5 – EVIDENCE ACT 2001 AMENDED
10. Principal Act
In this Part, the Evidence Act 2001* is referred to
as the Principal Act.
11. Section 194M amended (Evidence relating to sexual
experience)
Section 194M(1) of the Principal Act is amended
by inserting “section 170A,” after “charged
under”.
*No. 76 of 2001
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 6 – Family Violence Act 2004 Amended s. 12
13
PART 6 – FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2004 AMENDED
12. Principal Act
In this Part, the Family Violence Act 2004* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
13. Section 29D amended (Review of declaration of
serial family violence perpetrator)
Section 29D of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (1):
(1A) A police officer of the rank of
sergeant or above, or a person
authorised by the Commissioner
of Police, may make an
application to a court or judge (a
review application) for a review
of a declaration, made by a
magistrate, of an offender as a
serial family violence perpetrator.
(b) by inserting in subsection (4)(a) “or
subsection (1A)” after “subsection (1)”;
(c) by omitting paragraph (b) from
subsection (4) and substituting the
following paragraph:
*No. 67 of 2004
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 13 Part 6 – Family Violence Act 2004 Amended
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(b) a review application under
subsection (2) is to be served on
the following persons:
(i) if the review application
is made in relation to a
declaration made by a
judge, the DPP;
(ii) if the review application
is made in relation to a
declaration made by a
magistrate, the
Commissioner of Police.
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 7 – Forensic Procedures Act 2000 Amended s. 14
15
PART 7 – FORENSIC PROCEDURES ACT 2000
AMENDED
14. Principal Act
In this Part, the Forensic Procedures Act 2000*
is referred to as the Principal Act.
15. Section 63 amended (Disclosure of information)
Section 63 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (3) the following
subsection:
(3A) For the avoidance of doubt, a reference
to an offence in subsection (3) is a
reference to an offence under the law of
this State, or the law of another State, a
Territory or the Commonwealth.
16. Section 63 further amended (Disclosure of
information)
Section 63 of the Principal Act is further
amended as follows:
(a) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (d) in subsection (2):
(da) the purpose of the Australian
Crime Commission’s national
policing information functions
*No. 101 of 2000
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 16 Part 7 – Forensic Procedures Act 2000 Amended
16
under section 7A(fa) of the
Australian Crime Commission
Act 2002 of the Commonwealth
and in accordance with that Act;
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (d) in subsection (3):
(da) for the purpose of the Australian
Crime Commission’s national
policing information functions
under section 7A(fa) of the
Australian Crime Commission
Act 2002 of the Commonwealth
and in accordance with that Act;
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 8 – Gas Safety Act 2019 Amended s. 17
17
PART 8 – GAS SAFETY ACT 2019 AMENDED
17. Principal Act
In this Part, the Gas Safety Act 2019* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
18. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting “, or a fuel cell,” after “engine” in the
definition of automotive gas fuel system.
*No. 2 of 2019
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 19 Part 9 – Health Complaints Act 1995 Amended
18
PART 9 – HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1995
AMENDED
19. Principal Act
In this Part, the Health Complaints Act 1995* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
20. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting paragraph (a) from the definition of
health service and substituting the following
paragraph:
(a) a service specified in Part 1 of Schedule
1, but does not include a service
specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1;
21. Schedule 1 amended (Health Services)
Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following item after item
12 in Part 1:
13. A prescribed service.
(b) by inserting the following item after item
2 in Part 2:
3. A prescribed service.
*No. 95 of 1995
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 10 – Integrity Commission Act 2009 Amended s. 22
19
PART 10 – INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2009
AMENDED
22. Principal Act
In this Part, the Integrity Commission Act 2009*
is referred to as the Principal Act.
23. Section 23 amended (Joint Standing Committee on
Integrity)
Section 23(2) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting “6” and substituting “an even
number, that is not less than 6 and not
more than 8, of”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) “3” and
substituting “half”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (b) “3” and
substituting “half”.
24. Schedule 5 amended (Meetings of Joint Standing
Committee on Integrity)
Clause 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is
amended by omitting “Any 3 members of the
Joint Committee,” and substituting “Half of the
total number of members of the Joint
Committee”.
*No. 67 of 2009
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 25 Part 11 – Justices Act 1959 Amended
20
PART 11 – JUSTICES ACT 1959 AMENDED
25. Principal Act
In this Part, the Justices Act 1959* is referred to
as the Principal Act.
26. Section 71 amended (Petty crimes triable
summarily)
Section 71(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after paragraph (ab) the following
paragraph:
(ac) section 253A of the Criminal Code, if the
value of property obtained or delivered,
or the benefit gained or detriment caused,
does not exceed $20 000; or
27. Section 72 amended (Other crimes triable
summarily)
Section 72(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after paragraph (c) the following
paragraph:
(ca) under section 253A of the Criminal
Code, if the value of property obtained or
delivered, or the benefit gained or
detriment caused, exceeds $20 000 but
does not exceed $100 000; or
*No. 77 of 1959
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 12 – Justices of the Peace Act 2018 Amended s. 28
21
PART 12 – JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 2018
AMENDED
28. Principal Act
In this Part, the Justices of the Peace Act 2018*
is referred to as the Principal Act.
29. Section 5 amended (Appointment of justice)
Section 5(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting “the Secretary or” after “by” in
paragraph (d) of the definition of eligible person.
30. Section 6 substituted
Section 6 of the Principal Act is repealed and the
following section is substituted:
6. Exercise of powers
An appointed justice is not entitled to
exercise any of the powers of the office
of Justice of the Peace until the appointed
justice has –
(a) taken the judicial oath in
accordance with the Promissory
Oaths Act 2015 on that
appointment; and
*No. 15 of 2018
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 31 Part 12 – Justices of the Peace Act 2018 Amended
22
(b) been allocated, and notified of, a
registration number under
section 38.
31. Section 7 amended (Application for reappointment
as appointed justice)
Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “6
months” and substituting “12 months”;
(b) by omitting subsection (2).
32. Section 8 amended (Reappointment as Justice of the
Peace)
Section 8(3) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting “2 years” and substituting “5 years”.
33. Section 12 amended (Validity of acts of justice)
Section 12(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (d)
“appointment.” and substituting
“appointment; or”;
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (d):
(e) the appointment of the justice had
expired before the doing of the
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
Part 12 – Justices of the Peace Act 2018 Amended s. 34
23
act but, at the time of the doing of
the act, the justice was unaware
of the expiry and had acted in
good faith with regard to the
doing of the act.
34. Section 16 amended (Providing information to
Secretary)
Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsection (2).
35. Section 38 amended (Register of justices)
Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1)(b) “under
subsection (3)(a)” after “allocated”;
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (2):
(3) The Secretary is to –
(a) allocate a unique
registration number to
each appointed justice as
soon as practicable after
the appointed justice takes
the judicial oath as
required under
section 6(a); and
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
(No. 2) 2025
Act No. of 2025
s. 35 Part 12 – Justices of the Peace Act 2018 Amended
24
(b) notify, in writing, each
appointed justice of the
registration number
allocated to that appointed
justice as soon as
practicable after
allocating the number.