Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS (ACT) ACT 2015 (NO. 4 OF 2015) - SECT 13

    (1)     The object of this part is to further the object of this Act by providing for an offence against the applied provisions to be treated as if it were an offence against a law of the Commonwealth.

    (2)     The purposes for which an offence is to be treated as mentioned in subsection (1) include, for example––

        (a)     the investigation and prosecution of offences; and

        (b)     the arrest, custody, bail, trial and conviction of offenders or people charged with offences; and

        (c)     proceedings relating to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); and

        (d)     appeals and reviews relating to criminal proceedings and to proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c); and

        (e)     the sentencing, punishment and release of people convicted of offences; and

        (f)     fines, penalties and forfeitures; and

        (g)     infringement notices in relation to offences; and

        (h)     liability to make reparation in relation to offences; and

              (i)     proceeds of crime; and

        (j)     spent convictions.

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).