Listening Devices Amendment Act 2004

Listening Devices Amendment Act 2004

An Act to amend the Listening Devices Act 1991

Be it enacted by His 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:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Listening Devices Amendment Act 2004 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Listening Devices Act 1991 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 16 amended (Interpretation)

Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of prescribed offence and substituting the following definition:

prescribed offence means –

(a) an offence against a law of Tasmania which is punishable on indictment; or

(b) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory which, if it were an offence against a law of Tasmania, would be punishable on indictment; or

(c) an offence of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of this Part.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 29 APRIL 2004

Legislative Council on 19 MAY 2004]