Acts of Parliament in the ACT

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Criminal and traffic law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the subject of numerous Acts of Parliament, regulations, and other subordinate legislation.

As well as this statutory legislation, there are also common law offences that comes from both custom, and precedents of the Courts.

In the ACT, the most relevant Acts of Parliament (along with the respective subordinate legislation) are listed in the following table.

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Some relevant criminal and traffic Acts of Parliament in the ACT:
Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003

Coroners Act 1997

Corrections Management Act 2007

Court Procedures Act 2004

Crime Prevention Powers Act 1998

Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2009

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005

Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011

Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004

Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

Crimes (Surveillance Devices) Act 2010

Crimes Act 1900

Criminal and Civil Justice Act

Criminal Code 2002

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act

Drugs in Sport Act 1999

Drugs of Dependence Act 1989

Due Process of Law Act

Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991

Evidence Act 2011

Fisheries Act 2000

Judicial Commissions Act 1994

Juries Act 1967

Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993

Listening Devices Act 1992

Litter Act 2004

Magistrates Court Act 1930

Motor Sport (Public Safety) Act 2006

Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cwlth)

Prostitution Act 1992

Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

Road Transport (General) Act 1999

Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999

Supreme Court Act 1933

Trespass on Territory Land Act 1932

Unlawful Gambling Act 2009

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983

Victims of Crime Act 1994

Witness Protection Act 1996

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

 

 

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