Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES (VANDALISM) AMENDMENT ACT 2004 (NO. 46 OF 2004) - SECT 4

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2AA     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc

Other legislation applies in relation to an offence against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offence against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 12F (1) (Failure to provide information about abandoned vehicles).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.