Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25
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Historical notes

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am

amended

LW

legislation website

Sch

Schedule

Cl

clause

No

number

Schs

Schedules

Cll

clauses

p

page

Sec

section

Div

Division

pp

pages

Secs

sections

Divs

Divisions

Reg

Regulation

Subdiv

Subdivision

GG

Government Gazette

Regs

Regulations

Subdivs

Subdivisions

Ins

inserted

Rep

repealed

Subst

substituted

Table of amending instruments

Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25. Assented to 6.7.1988. Date of commencement, 24.7.1988, sec 2 and GG No 119 of 22.7.1988, p 3835. This Act has been amended as follows:

1988

No 114

Transport Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1988. Assented to 21.12.1988.
Date of commencement, 16.1.1989, sec 2 (1) and GG No 3 of 16.1.1989, p 277.

 

No 117

Summary Offences (Prostitution) Amendment Act 1988. Assented to 21.12.1988.
Date of commencement, 12.2.1989, sec 2 and GG No 21 of 10.2.1989, p 912.

 

No 125

Miscellaneous Acts (Private Health Establishments) Amendment Act 1988. Assented to 30.12.1988.
Date of commencement, 5.10.1990, sec 2 and GG No 123 of 5.10.1990, p 8859.

1991

No 92

Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991.
Date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 18.9.1992, p 6837.

 

No 94

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Summary Offences Act 1988, assent, Sch 2.

1992

No 2

Criminal Legislation (Amendment) Act 1992. Assented to 17.3.1992.
Date of commencement, 3.5.1992, sec 2 and GG No 55 of 1.5.1992, p 2985.

1993

No 84

Summary Offences (Amendment) Act 1993. Assented to 24.11.1993.
Date of commencement, 23.1.1994, sec 2 and GG No 19 of 14.1.1994, p 135.

1994

No 90

Summary Offences and Other Legislation (Graffiti) Amendment Act 1994. Assented to 12.12.1994.
Date of commencement, 23.12.1994, sec 2 and GG No 174 of 23.12.1994, p 7567.

1995

No 53

Disorderly Houses Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 22.11.1995.
Date of commencement, 8.12.1995, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 8.12.1995, p 8401.

1996

No 6

Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 5.6.1996.
Date of commencement, 16.8.1996, sec 2 and GG No 95 of 16.8.1996, p 4609.

1997

No 115

Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 9.12.1997.
Date of commencement, 29.6.1998, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 26.6.1998, p 4431.

 

No 148

Summary Offences Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 17.12.1997.
Date of commencement, except so much of Sch 1 [4] as inserts sec 10AB, 13.3.1998, sec 2 and GG No 52 of 13.3.1998, p 1380; date of commencement of so much of Sch 1 [4] as inserts sec 10AB, 1.5.1998, sec 2 and GG No 52 of 13.3.1998, p 1380.

 

No 154

Health Services Act 1997. Assented to 19.12.1997.
Date of commencement, 1.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 26.6.1998, p 4423.

1998

No 38

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police and Public Safety) Act 1998. Assented to 18.6.1998.
Date of commencement, 1.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 26.6.1998, p 4422.

 

No 127

Weapons Prohibition Act 1998. Assented to 26.11.1998.
Date of commencement, 8.2.1999, sec 2 and GG No 15 of 5.2.1999, p 392.

 

No 131

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Offences) Act 1998. Assented to 30.11.1998.
Date of commencement, 15.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 4 of 8.1.1999, p 13.

1999

No 19

Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1999. Assented to 1.7.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.12.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 133 of 26.11.1999, p 10863.

 

No 85

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

 

No 91

Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 17.12.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 141 of 17.12.1999, p 11903.

 

No 94

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.55, 3.4.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 42 of 31.3.2000, p 2487; date of commencement of Sch 4.160, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.

2000

No 26

Summary Offences Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 5.6.2000.
Date of commencement, 21.8.2000, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 4.8.2000, p 7171.

 

No 93

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.52, assent, sec 2 (2).

2001

No 30

Police Powers (Drug Premises) Act 2001. Assented to 27.6.2001.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2001, sec 2 and GG No 106 of 29.6.2001, p 5207.

 

No 71

Summary Offences Amendment (Minors in Sex Clubs) and Theatres and Public Halls Repeal Act 2001. Assented to 25.10.2001.
Date of commencement, 1.4.2002, sec 2 and GG No 67 of 28.3.2002, p 1838.

 

No 117

Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 18.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 12, 21.12.2001, sec 2 (1) and GG No 196 of 21.12.2001, p 10437.

 

No 121

Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.

2002

No 33

Pastoral and Agricultural Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 24.6.2002.
Date of commencement, 27.9.2002, sec 2 and GG No 154 of 27.9.2002, p 8371.

 

No 37

Summary Offences Amendment (Places of Detention) Act 2002. Assented to 25.6.2002.
Date of commencement, 21.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 768.

 

No 48

Summary Offences Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2002. Assented to 4.7.2002.
Date of commencement, 15.7.2002, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 12.7.2002, p 5227.

 

No 98

Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 10.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 758.

 

No 103

Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356.

 

No 118

Summary Offences Amendment (Spray Paint Cans) Act 2002. Assented to 12.12.2002.
Date of commencement, 1.9.2003, sec 2 and GG No 132 of 29.8.2003, p 8247.

2003

No 27

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2003. Assented to 8.7.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 15, assent, sec 2 (1).

2004

No 11

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 24.3.2004.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

 

No 47

Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.4, 26.7.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 124 of 23.7.2004, p 6013.

 

No 87

Health Legislation Further Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 30.11.2004.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9305.

 

No 95

Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography) Act 2004. Assented to 15.12.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, 1.1.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9303.

2005

No 11

Road Transport (General) Act 2005. Assented to 14.4.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.41, 30.9.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 120 of 30.9.2005, p 7674.

 

No 64

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.53, assent, sec 2 (2).

2006

No 36

Summary Offences Amendment (Display of Spray Paint Cans) Act 2006. Assented to 31.5.2006.
Date of commencement, 1.11.2006, sec 2 and GG No 123 of 13.10.2006, p 8708.

 

No 58

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.61, assent, sec 2 (2).

 

No 107

Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 29.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2).

2007

No 9

Private Health Facilities Act 2007. Assented to 15.6.2007.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (53) LW 26.2.2010.

 

No 33

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Mobile Phones in Places of Detention) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

 

No 53

Summary Offences Amendment (Spray Paint Cans) Act 2007. Assented to 15.11.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

 

No 65

War Memorial Legislation Amendment (Increased Penalties) Act 2007. Assented to 23.11.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

 

No 94

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

2008

No 30

Summary Offences and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Laser Pointers) Act 2008. Assented to 19.6.2008.
Date of commencement, 27.6.2008, sec 2 and GG No 76 of 27.6.2008, p 5870.

 

No 100

Graffiti Control Act 2008. Assented to 3.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, 20.2.2009, sec 2 and GG No 38 of 20.2.2009, p 1035.

 

No 105

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.2009, sec 2 (1) and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12303.

 

No 108

Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 13.2.2009, sec 2 and GG No 37 of 13.2.2009, p 960.

2009

No 80

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Possession of Knives in Public) Act 2009. Assented to 3.11.2009.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

 

No 106

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009. Assented to 14.12.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).

2010

No 48

Crimes (Sentencing Legislation) Amendment (Intensive Correction Orders) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, 1.10.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (532) LW 17.9.2010.

 

No 97

Health Services Amendment (Local Health Networks) Act 2010. Assented to 16.11.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (716) LW 17.12.2010.

 

No 127

Public Health Act 2010. Assented to 7.12.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.9.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (275) LW 29.6.2012.

2011

No 4

Health Services Amendment (Local Health Districts and Boards) Act 2011. Assented to 16.5.2011.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (313) LW 1.7.2011.

 

No 28

Summary Offences Amendment (Intoxicated and Disorderly Conduct) Act 2011. Assented to 10.8.2011.
Date of commencement, 30.9.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (478) LW 9.9.2011.

 

No 62

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.36, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).

Table of amendments

Sec 3

Am 1988 No 114, Sch 4; 1988 No 125, Sch 1; 1991 No 94, Sch 2; 1994 No 90, Sch 1 (1); 1997 No 115, Sch 4.22 [1]; 1997 No 148, Sch 1 [1]; 1997 No 154, Sch 6.46; 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [1]; 1999 No 19, Sch 2.43; 2001 No 30, Sch 4 [1]; 2004 No 87, Sch 6.21; 2005 No 11, Sch 3.41 [1] [2]; 2007 No 9, Sch 5.36; 2007 No 53, Sch 1 [1]; 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [1]; 2010 No 97, Sch 2.29; 2010 No 127, Sch 4.21; 2011 No 4, Sch 2.34; 2011 No 28, Sch 1 [1].

Part 2, heading

Am 1994 No 90, Sch 1 (2).

Part 2, Div 1, heading

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 4

Subst 1993 No 84, sec 3.

Sec 4A

Ins 1993 No 84, sec 3. Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [1].

Sec 6A

Ins 1996 No 6, Sch 1.

Sec 8

Subst 2000 No 26, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2007 No 65, Sch 1 [1]–[3].

Sec 8A

Ins 1992 No 2, Sch 5.

Sec 9

Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [2]. Ins 2011 No 28, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 10

Renumbered as sec 11B, 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 10AA

Renumbered as sec 11E, 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 10AB

Renumbered as sec 11F, 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [5].

Sec 10A

Ins 1994 No 90, Sch 1 (3). Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [2]. Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [3].

Sec 10B

Ins 1994 No 90, Sch 1 (3). Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [3]. Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [4].

Sec 10C

Ins 2002 No 118, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2007 No 53, Sch 1 [2]. Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [5].

Sec 10D

Ins 2006 No 36, Sch 1. Am 2007 No 53, Sch 1 [3]. Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [6].

Sec 10E

Ins 2007 No 53, Sch 1 [4]. Rep 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [7].

Sec 11

Am 1997 No 148, Sch 1 [5]–[8]; 2009 No 106, Sch 5.22.

Sec 11A (previously sec 28)

Renumbered 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [9].

Part 2, Div 2, heading

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [3].

Part 2, Div 2, Subdiv 1, heading

Ins 2008 No 30, Sch 2 [1].

Sec 11B (previously sec 10)

Am 1996 No 6, Sch 1; 1997 No 148, Sch 1 [2] [3]. Renumbered 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 11C

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [3]. Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [4], 4.160; 2002 No 48, Sch 1 [1]; 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [1]; 2009 No 80, Sch 1 [1] [2].

Sec 11D

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 11E (previously sec 10AA)

Ins 1997 No 148, Sch 1 [4]. Renumbered 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 11F (previously sec 10AB)

Ins 1997 No 148, Sch 1 [4]. Renumbered 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [5]. Am 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [6].

Part 2, Div 2, Subdiv 2 (sec 11FA)

Ins 2008 No 30, Sch 2 [2].

Part 2, Div 2A

Ins 1998 No 131, Sch 2.

Sec 11G

Ins 1998 No 131, Sch 2. Am 2002 No 98, Sch 4; 2003 No 27, Sch 15; 2004 No 95, Sch 2.6.

Part 2, Div 2B (sec 11H)

Ins 1999 No 91, Sch 1 [1].

Part 2, Div 3, heading

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [7].

Sec 15

Am 1995 No 53, Sch 2.

Sec 15A

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 2.

Sec 17

Am 1995 No 53, Sch 2.

Sec 18A

Ins 1988 No 117, sec 3.

Sec 19

Am 1997 No 115, Sch 4.22 [2]; 1999 No 91, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 19A

Ins 1999 No 91, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 20

Am 1991 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 21

Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.191 [1]; 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [2]–[4].

Part 3A

Ins 2001 No 71, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 21A

Ins 2001 No 71, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 21B

Ins 2001 No 71, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2009 No 106, Sch 5.22.

Secs 21C–21F

Ins 2001 No 71, Sch 1 [1].

Part 3B (secs 21G, 21H)

Ins 2004 No 11, Sch 8. Rep 2008 No 105, Sch 2.10.

Sec 23

Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.21 [1].

Sec 24

Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.21 [2].

Sec 25

Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.21 [3]–[5].

Part 4A

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5].

Sec 27A

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Am 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [1]; 2008 No 108, Sch 2.2; 2010 No 48, Sch 5.12 [1] [2].

Sec 27B

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Am 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [2]; 2011 No 62, Sch 2.36.

Sec 27C

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Am 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 27D

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Am 2000 No 93, Sch 2.52; 2001 No 117, Sch 12; 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 27DA

Ins 2004 No 47, Sch 3.4. Am 2007 No 33, Sch 1.3.

Sec 27E

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Am 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [5].

Sec 27F

Ins 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2006 No 58, Sch 2.61 [1].

Sec 27G

Ins 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2005 No 64, Sch 2.53.

Secs 27H–27N

Ins 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [7].

Sec 27O (previously sec 27F)

Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [5]. Renumbered 2002 No 37, Sch 1 [6].

Part 5, heading

Subst 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5, Div 1, heading

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Sec 28 (as originally enacted)

Renumbered as sec 11A, 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [9].

Sec 28

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Am 1998 No 127, Sch 3.6. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5, Div 2 (sec 28A)

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5, Div 3

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Secs 28B, 28C

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Sec 28D

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.191 [2]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Sec 28E

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5, Div 4

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Sec 28F

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2001 No 30, Sch 4 [2]–[4]; 2002 No 48, Sch 1 [2]–[5]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Sec 28G

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5, Div 5

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Secs 28H, 28I

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [8]. Rep 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [5].

Part 5A, heading

Ins 2006 No 58, Sch 2.61 [2].

Part 5A

Ins 2002 No 33, Sch 4 [1].

Sec 28J

Ins 2002 No 33, Sch 4 [1].

Sec 29A

Ins 1998 No 38, Sch 1 [10]. Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 [6]; 2002 No 118, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.61 [3]; 2008 No 100, Sch 2.5 [8]; 2009 No 80, Sch 1 [3] [4].

Sec 29B

Ins 2002 No 33, Sch 4 [2].

Sec 30A

Ins 2000 No 26, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 31

Am 1997 No 115, Sch 4.22 [3].

Sec 32

Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.191 [3]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 34A

Ins 1997 No 115, Sch 4.22 [4].

Sec 36

Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. Ins 2011 No 28, Sch 1 [3].

Secs 37–39

Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.

Sch 2

Ins 1997 No 115, Sch 4.22 [5]. Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.55 [6]; 2001 No 71, Sch 1 [2]; 2011 No 28, Sch 1 [4].

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