03/11/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/10/2024 16:45
Update 151 amends the Bench Book to update and revise various chapters, and incorporate recent case law and legislative developments. The following chapters have been revised:
Specific penalties and orders has been updated as follows: the maximum fine for a Table 2 offence listed in the SPO chapter, not specified in s 268(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, has been amended to 50 penalty units following the insertion of s 268(2)(h) by the Crime and Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2024.
Sexual offences
Domestic violence offences
Interpreters
Apprehended violence orders
The Index, Table of Cases and Table of Statutes have been updated to Update 151.