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Tasmania act
This Act formally incorporates a set of amendments into the authorised texts of several federal criminal laws, sets its start date by proclamation (s2), and ends itself one year after the last uncommenced provision begins (s10). It affects government agencies that publish and operate on those statutes and legal practitioners who rely on updated texts. Mechanically, it changes when and where amendments appear in authorised versions, creates a short-lived amending instrument, and imposes modest administrative and compliance work to update legal materials.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2020.
This Act may be cited as the Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2020 .
The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.
In this Part, the Criminal Code Act 1924 is referred to as the Principal Act.
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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Code Act 1924 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Code Act 1924 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which the last uncommenced provision of this Act commenced.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This Act may be cited as the Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2020 .
The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.
In this Part, the Criminal Code Act 1924 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4.
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Code Act 1924 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Code Act 1924 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .
7.
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
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8.
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
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9.
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Sentencing Act 1997 .
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which the last uncommenced provision of this Act commenced.