Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2016
sec.9Object of pt 4
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sec.9 Object of pt 4
The object of this part is to further the purpose of this Act by providing for an offence against the applied provisions to be treated as if it were an offence against a law of the Commonwealth. The purposes for which an offence is to be treated as mentioned in subsection (1) include, for example, the following— the investigation and prosecution of offences; the arrest, custody, bail, trial and conviction of offenders or persons charged with offences; proceedings relating to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; appeals and reviews relating to criminal proceedings and to proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c) ; the sentencing, punishment and release of persons convicted of offences; fines, penalties and forfeitures; infringement notices in connection with offences; liability to make reparation in connection with offences; proceeds of crime; spent convictions. For the purposes of this part, offences include contraventions for which a civil penalty may be imposed. (sec.9-ssec.1) The object of this part is to further the purpose of this Act by providing for an offence against the applied provisions to be treated as if it were an offence against a law of the Commonwealth. (sec.9-ssec.2) The purposes for which an offence is to be treated as mentioned in subsection (1) include, for example, the following— the investigation and prosecution of offences; the arrest, custody, bail, trial and conviction of offenders or persons charged with offences; proceedings relating to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; appeals and reviews relating to criminal proceedings and to proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c) ; the sentencing, punishment and release of persons convicted of offences; fines, penalties and forfeitures; infringement notices in connection with offences; liability to make reparation in connection with offences; proceeds of crime; spent convictions. (sec.9-ssec.3) For the purposes of this part, offences include contraventions for which a civil penalty may be imposed.
- (a) the investigation and prosecution of offences;
- (b) the arrest, custody, bail, trial and conviction of offenders or persons charged with offences;
- (c) proceedings relating to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ;
- (d) appeals and reviews relating to criminal proceedings and to proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c) ;
- (e) the sentencing, punishment and release of persons convicted of offences;
- (f) fines, penalties and forfeitures;
- (g) infringement notices in connection with offences;
- (h) liability to make reparation in connection with offences;
- (i) proceeds of crime;
- (j) spent convictions.