Statute Update Act 2016

 

No. 61, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes

 

 

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedules

Schedule 1—References to dollar penalties

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Selfmanagement) Act 1978

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987

ANL Act 1956

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981

Atomic Energy Act 1953

Australian Hearing Services Act 1991

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987

Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990

Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985

Australian War Memorial Act 1980

Bankruptcy Act 1966

Biological Control Act 1984

Building Industry Act 1985

Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

Census and Statistics Act 1905

Cheques Act 1986

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

Christmas Island Act 1958

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973

Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Control of Naval Waters Act 1918

Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992

Currency Act 1965

Dairy Produce Act 1986

Defence Act 1903

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948

Defence Service Homes Act 1918

Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

Disability Services Act 1986

Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978

Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981

Explosives Act 1961

Export Control Act 1982

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

Export Inspection Charges Collection Act 1985

Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984

Geneva Conventions Act 1957

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

Health Insurance Act 1973

High Court of Australia Act 1979

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

Imported Food Control Act 1992

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

InspectorGeneral of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

International Air Services Commission Act 1992

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

Marriage Act 1961

Migration Act 1958

Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

National Gallery Act 1975

National Health Act 1953

National Library Act 1960

National Museum of Australia Act 1980

Norfolk Island Act 1979

Ombudsman Act 1976

Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (Repeal) Act 1986

Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

Patents Act 1990

Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987

Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

Port Statistics Act 1977

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

Privacy Act 1988

Proceeds of Crime Act 1987

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981

Public Works Committee Act 1969

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984

Scout Association Act 1924

Sea Installations Act 1987

Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

Shipping Registration Act 1981

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986

Student Assistance Act 1973

Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963

Superannuation Act 1922

Taxation Administration Act 1953

Trust Recoupment Tax Assessment Act 1985

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

War Gratuity Act 1945

World Health Organization Act 1947

Schedule 2—References to “maximum penalty”

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Criminal Code Act 1995

Customs Act 1901

Defence Act 1903

Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

Designs Act 2003

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

Financial Sector (Business Transfer and Group Restructure) Act 1999

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Health Insurance Act 1973

Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000

Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

Migration Act 1958

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003

Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000

Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002

Space Activities Act 1998

Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

Tradex Scheme Act 1999

Schedule 3—Prima facie evidence provisions

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

Air Navigation Act 1920

A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

Civil Aviation Act 1988

Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972

Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992

Customs Act 1901

Diplomatic and Consular Missions Act 1978

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967

Family Law Act 1975

Foreign States Immunities Act 1985

Health Insurance Act 1973

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Insurance Act 1973

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

International Tax Agreements Act 1953

Migration Act 1958

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

National Health Act 1953

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Trade Marks Act 1995

Tradex Scheme Act 1999

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995

Schedule 4—References to aircraft registered in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

Maritime Powers Act 2013

 

 

 

Statute Update Act 2016

No. 61, 2016

 

 

 

An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes

[Assented to 23 September 2016]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

  This Act is the Statute Update Act 2016.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this Act

The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

21 October 2016

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3  Schedules

  Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1References to dollar penalties

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

1  Subsection 22(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

2  Subsection 22(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

3  Subsection 22(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

4  Subsection 22(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

5  Subsection 22(3)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

6  Subsection 22(4)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

7  Paragraph 23(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

8  Paragraph 23(3)(b)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Selfmanagement) Act 1978

9  Subsection 10(10)

Omit “$20”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

10  Subsection 48(3) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

11  Subsection 48(4) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987

12  Paragraph 15(3)(a)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

13  Paragraph 15(3)(b)

Omit “$2,500”, substitute “25 penalty units”.

14  Paragraph 15(4)(a)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

15  Paragraphs 15(4)(b) and 23(3)(a)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

16  Paragraph 23(3)(b)

Omit “$2,500”, substitute “25 penalty units”.

17  Paragraph 23(4)(a)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

18  Paragraph 23(4)(b)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

19  Subsection 30(1) (subparagraph (a)(i) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

20  Subsection 30(1) (subparagraph (a)(ii) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

21  Subsection 30(1) (subparagraph (b)(i) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

22  Subsection 30(1) (subparagraph (b)(ii) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

23  Section 35 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

24  Section 35 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

ANL Act 1956

25  Subsection 52(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981

26  Paragraph 8(1A)(c)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

27  Paragraph 8(1A)(d)

Omit “$100,000”, substitute “1,000 penalty units”.

28  Paragraph 8(1)(a)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

29  Paragraph 8(1)(b)

Omit “$100,000”, substitute “1,000 penalty units”.

30  Subsection 10(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

31  Subsection 10(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

32  Subsection 14(3)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

33  Subsection 16(6)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

34  Paragraph 18(3)(a)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

35  Paragraph 18(3)(b)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

36  Subparagraph 24(1)(b)(i)

Omit “$2,000 or $200”, substitute “20 penalty units or 2 penalty units”.

37  Subparagraph 24(1)(b)(ii)

Omit “$5,000 or $500”, substitute “50 penalty units or 5 penalty units”.

Atomic Energy Act 1953

38  Subsection 36(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

39  Subsection 36(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

40  Subsection 37(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

41  Subsection 37(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

42  Subsection 37(4) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

43  Subsection 37(4) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

44  Subsection 41D(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

45  Subsection 41D(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

46  Subsection 41D(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

47  Subsection 41D(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

48  Subsection 41E(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Australian Hearing Services Act 1991

49  Subsection 66(1) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987

50  Subsection 29(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

51  Section 51

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990

52  Paragraph 54(1)(f)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

53  Paragraph 58(e)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985

54  Subsection 94(2) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 1 year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

55  Section 97

Omit all the words after “and in”, substitute “particular prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of 5 penalty units, for offences against the regulations”.

Australian War Memorial Act 1980

56  Paragraph 42(d)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Bankruptcy Act 1966

57  Subsection 77AA(3) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

58  Paragraph 263A(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $200, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units”.

59  Subsection 264C(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

60  Subsection 264D(1)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

61  Subsection 264E(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

62  Subsection 313(7)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

Biological Control Act 1984

63  Subsections 43(1) and 45(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

64  Subsection 47(2)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

65  Subsection 47(4)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

66  Subsections 48(1) and 51(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

67  Subsection 51(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

68  Subsection 51(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Building Industry Act 1985

69  Subsection 5(11) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

70  Subsection 7(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: 2 penalty units.

71  Subsections 8(3) and 9(4) (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

72  Paragraph 16(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units”.

73  Paragraph 16(3)(b)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

74  Sections 18 and 19 (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

75  Subsection 21(1) (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

Census and Statistics Act 1905

76  Subsection 20(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

77  Section 27

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Cheques Act 1986

78  Subsection 68(7)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

79  Section 164

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

80  Subsections 23(7), 33(2) and 34(2)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

81  Subsection 57(1)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

82  Subsection 58(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

83  Subsection 60(1)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

84  Subsections 61(3) and 72A(2) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

85  Subsection 111(3)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

86  Subsections 119(1) and 120(3)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

87  Subsection 121(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units”.

88  Section 125

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Christmas Island Act 1958

89  Subsection 12B(1) (penalty)

Omit “$200 or imprisonment for 1 month”, substitute “Imprisonment for 1 month or 2 penalty units”.

90  Subsection 12B(2) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

91  Paragraph 23(b)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $1,500 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units”.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

92  Subsection 15AE(2) (penalty)

Omit “$200 or imprisonment for 1 month”, substitute “Imprisonment for 1 month or 2 penalty units”.

93  Subsection 15AE(3) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

94  Paragraph 20(a)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $1,500 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units”.

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905

95  Subsection 6(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

96  Subsection 9(1) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

97  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

98  Section 78 (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

99  Subsection 103(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

100  Section 195 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

101  Subsection 196(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

102  Sections 197 and 198 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

103  Subsection 200J(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

104  Section 200K (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

105  Subsection 218(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

106  Subsections 245(15) and (15C) (penalty)

Omit “$50”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

107  Section 271 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

108  Paragraph 315(1)(a)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

109  Paragraph 315(1)(b)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

110  Subsection 315(2)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

111  Subsection 315(3)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

112  Subsection 315(4)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

113  Subsections 315(6A) and (7) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

114  Paragraph 315(8)(e)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

115  Subsections 316(5) and (5A) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

116  Subsection 316(6) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

117  Section 323 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

118  Section 324

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

119  Subsections 325(1) and (2)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

120  Subsection 325A(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

121  Subsections 326(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

122  Subsection 327(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

123  Subsection 327(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

124  Subsection 327(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

125  Paragraph 328(2)(a)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

126  Paragraph 328(2)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

127  Paragraph 329(4)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

128  Paragraph 329(4)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

129  Section 330

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

130  Subsection 331(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

131  Subsection 334(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

132  Subsection 335(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

133  Subsection 336(3) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

134  Section 338 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

135  Subsections 339(2) and 340(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

136  Subsection 341(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

137  Section 342 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

138  Subsection 343(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

139  Subsection 345(3) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

140  Subsection 345(3) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,500”, substitute “25 penalty units”.

141  Subsection 346(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

142  Subsection 347(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

143  Subsection 347(4) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units, or both.

144  Subsection 348(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

145  Subsection 351(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

146  Subsection 351(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

147  Paragraph 384(3)(a)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

148  Paragraph 384(3)(b)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

149  Paragraph 395(a)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973

150  Subsection 23(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911

151  Section 51BA (penalty)

Omit “$200 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 2 penalty units”.

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

152  Paragraph 10.68(2)(a)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

153  Paragraph 10.68(2)(b)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Control of Naval Waters Act 1918

154  Subsection 6(2) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

155  Subsection 6A(2) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976

156  Paragraph 8(2)(a)

Omit “$200,000”, substitute “2,000 penalty units”.

157  Paragraph 8(2)(b)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment for a specified period or for life”, substitute “imprisonment for a specified period or for life, or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

158  Section 6 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$75,000”, substitute “750 penalty units”.

159  Sections 7 and 8 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$60,000”, substitute “600 penalty units”.

160  Section 9 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

161  Section 10 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$60,000”, substitute “600 penalty units”.

162  Subsection 11(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

163  Section 12 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

164  Subsection 13(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

165  Subsection 14(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

166  Subsection 14(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

167  Subsection 15(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

168  Subsection 15(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

169  Section 16 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

170  Section 16 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

171  Section 17 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

172  Section 17 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

173  Section 18 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

174  Section 18 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

175  Subsection 19(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

176  Subsection 19(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

177  Section 20 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

178  Section 20 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

179  Subsection 21(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 20 penalty units”.

180  Subsection 21(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

181  Subsection 21(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 20 penalty units”.

182  Subsection 21(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

183  Subsection 21(3) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

184  Subsection 21(3) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

185  Subsection 21(4) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

186  Subsection 21(4) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

187  Paragraph 24(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

188  Paragraph 24(3)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992

189  Subsection 20(5) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

Currency Act 1965

190  Section 22 (penalty)

Omit “One hundred dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Dairy Produce Act 1986

191  Section 113 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

192  Section 113 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

193  Subsection 119(2) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

Defence Act 1903

194  Subsection 61A(2) (penalty)

Omit “$40”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

195  Paragraph 73F(2)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment for 6 months or both; or, in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $2,000”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units, or both; or, in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

196  Subsection 82(1A)

Omit “a fine of $200, imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or a fine of 2 penalty units”.

197  Subsection 82(2A)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

198  Subsection 83(1) (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

199  Subsection 83(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

200  Subsection 83(3) (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

201  Subsections 83(4) and 84(1)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

202  Subsection 86(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

203  Section 88 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

204  Subsections 89(1) and 90(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

205  Subsection 116U(3)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

206  Subsection 116W(5) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

207  Subsection 116Y(1) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

208  Subsection 116ZB(2)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

209  Paragraph 116ZD(2)(za)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

210  Subsections 118A(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

211  Subsection 120B(9) (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 3 months or 5 penalty units”.

212  Paragraph 124(1)(w)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

213  Paragraph 124(1)(x)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

214  Subsections 43(1), 44(1) and 45(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

215  Sections 46 and 47 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

216  Paragraph 60(h)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $500 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

217  Subsections 127(1) and 130(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

218  Subsection 130(8) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty:

 (a) if the offender is a natural person—imprisonment for 3 months or 1 penalty unit; or

 (b) if the offender is a body corporate—5 penalty units.

219  Paragraph 131(1)(c)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948

220  Subsections 69(7) and 85A(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

221  Subsection 85A(8) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty:

 (a) if the offender is a natural person—imprisonment for 3 months or 1 penalty unit; or

 (b) if the offender is a body corporate—5 penalty units.

222  Paragraph 88(1)(c)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Defence Service Homes Act 1918

223  Subsection 50A(1) (penalty)

Omit “Forty dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

224  Subsection 29(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

225  Section 32

Omit “$400”, substitute “4 penalty units”.

Disability Services Act 1986

226  Subsection 27(3) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

227  Subsection 29(1)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units”.

228  Subsection 29(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978

229  Subsections 31(2) and (4) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981

230  Sections 4, 6 and 10 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

Explosives Act 1961

231  Paragraph 20(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both, and in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence, by a fine not exceeding $200”, substitute “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units, or both, and in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence, by a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units”.

Export Control Act 1982

232  Subsection 9(1)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

233  Paragraph 17(3)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

234  Subsection 21(2)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

235  Subsection 81(2) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

236  Subsection 91(2)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Export Inspection Charges Collection Act 1985

237  Subsection 9(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

238  Subsection 9(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

239  Subsection 9(1A) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

240  Subsection 9(1A) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

241  Subsection 9(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

242  Subsection 9(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

243  Section 10 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

244  Section 10 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

245  Subsection 15(8) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

246  Subsection 11(5)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984

247  Paragraph 18(1)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units”.

248  Paragraph 18(1)(b)

Omit “$250,000”, substitute “2,500 penalty units”.

Geneva Conventions Act 1957

249  Subsection 15(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

250  Subsection 43(3) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

251  Subsection 45(5) (penalty)

Omit “$6,000”, substitute “60 penalty units”.

252  Subsections 48(3), 52(3) and 53(2) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

Health Insurance Act 1973

253  Subsection 19CB(4)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

254  Subsections 19D(2) and (7)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

255  Subsection 19DA(2) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

256  Section 19DB (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

257  Subsections 20BA(2) and (4) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

258  Subsection 23DNL(1)

Omit “(1)”.

259  Subsection 23DNL(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

260  Subsections 23DQ(2) and (3), 23DR(4), 23DS(6), 124L(1) and 124M(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

261  Subsection 124P(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 1 year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

262  Subsection 126(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

263  Subsection 127(2)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

264  Subsection 128(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

265  Subsection 128A(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

266  Subsection 128A(2)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

267  Subsection 128B(1) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

268  Subsection 128B(2)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

269  Subsection 129(2) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

270  Subsections 130(1) and (9) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

271  Subsection 130AA(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

272  Subsection 133(1)

Omit all the words after “in”, substitute “particular prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of 2 penalty units, for offences against the regulations”.

High Court of Australia Act 1979

273  Subsection 19(6) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

274  Subsection 43(7)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

275  Section 9 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

276  Section 9 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

277  Subsection 11(4) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for a period of 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

278  Subsection 11(4) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

279  Paragraph 13(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

280  Paragraph 13(3)(b)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

281  Subsection 15(5) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 20 penalty units”.

282  Section 17 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

283  Section 17 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

284  Subsection 22(3) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

285  Paragraph 26(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

286  Paragraph 26(3)(b)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973

287  Paragraph 41C(3)(a)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

288  Paragraph 41C(3)(b)

Omit “$4,000”, substitute “40 penalty units”.

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

289  Subsection 6A(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 6 months or 2 penalty units.

290  Section 9 (penalty)

Omit “Two hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 2 penalty units”.

291  Paragraph 12(f)

Omit “Forty dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Imported Food Control Act 1992

292  Subsection 20(8) (penalty)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

293  Subsection 22(4)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

294  Subsection 32(2) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

295  Paragraph 43(2)(c)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

296  Subsection 202EC(4) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

InspectorGeneral of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

297  Paragraph 18(7)(c)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

298  Paragraph 18(7)(d)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

299  Subsections 34(1), (1AA) and (1AB) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

300  Subsection 34(4)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

International Air Services Commission Act 1992

301  Subsection 33(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 50 penalty units.

302  Subsection 35(1) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

303  Subsection 37(1) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

304  Subsection 12(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

305  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Marriage Act 1961

306  Subsection 95(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 5 penalty units”.

307  Subsection 98(2)

Omit “(2)”.

308  Subsection 98(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 5 penalty units”.

309  Sections 99, 100, 101 and 103 (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 5 penalty units”.

310  Subsection 104(1)

Omit “(1)”.

311  Subsection 104(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 5 penalty units”.

312  Subsection 105(1) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

313  Section 106 (penalty)

Omit “$500 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 5 penalty units”.

314  Subsections 108(1) and (2)

Omit “section 98 and subsection 104(1)”, substitute “sections 98 and 104”.

315  Paragraph 120(j)

Omit “$200”, substitute “2 penalty units”.

Migration Act 1958

316  At the end of subsection 137(7)

Add:

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

317  Section 137 (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

318  Subsection 223(7) (penalty)

Omit “$30,000”, substitute “300 penalty units”.

319  Subsections 225(5), 226(5), 227(5) and 228(1) (penalty)

Omit “$4,000”, substitute “40 penalty units”.

320  Subsection 229(2)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

321  At the end of subsections 230(1) and (1A)

Add:

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

322  Section 230 (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

323  Subsection 235(5)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

324  At the end of subsection 240(1)

Add:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

325  Section 240 (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

326  At the end of subsection 241(1)

Add:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

327  Section 241 (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

328  Subsection 245(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 120 penalty units.

329  Subsection 251(2) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

330  Subsection 259(2) (penalty)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

331  Paragraph 504(1)(i)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

332  Paragraph 504(1)(k)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “, of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units,”.

Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

333  Subsection 15(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 15 penalty units.

National Gallery Act 1975

334  Paragraph 46(c)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

National Health Act 1953

335  Subsections 84L(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

336  Subsection 84L(3) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

337  Subsection 84L(4) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.

338  Subsection 103(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

339  Subsections 103(2) and (3) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

340  Subsections 103(4), (4A), (4B) and (5) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

341  Subsections 128(1) and 129(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

342  At the end of subsections 134(1), (2) and (3)

Add:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units, or both.

343  Section 134 (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

344  Subsections 135A(1) and (9) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

345  Paragraph 140(b)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

National Library Act 1960

346  Section 28

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

National Museum of Australia Act 1980

347  Paragraph 44(d)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Norfolk Island Act 1979

348  Paragraph 67(b)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $500 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.

Ombudsman Act 1976

349  Subsection 35(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

350  Subsection 36(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 3 months or 10 penalty units”.

Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

351  Subsection 61(3) (penalty)

Omit “Forty dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

352  Subsection 61(8) (penalty)

Omit “One hundred dollars or imprisonment for three months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 3 months or 1 penalty unit”.

353  Paragraph 65(1)(b)

Omit “One hundred dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (Repeal) Act 1986

354  Subsection 7(1) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 50 penalty units”.

Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

355  Subsection 12(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 50 penalty units”.

356  Subsection 12(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

357  Subsection 12(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 50 penalty units”.

358  Subsection 12(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

359  Section 13 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 50 penalty units”.

360  Section 13 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

Patents Act 1990

361  Paragraph 228(2)(z)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987

362  Section 6 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

363  Section 6 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

364  Subsection 9(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 10 penalty units.

365  Subsection 10(7) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

366  Subsection 10(7) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

367  Subsections 51(1) and (2)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Port Statistics Act 1977

368  Subsection 5(3) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

369  Subsection 5(6) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

370  Subsection 7(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 3 months or 10 penalty units”.

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

371  Subsection 22(4)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

Privacy Act 1988

372  Paragraph 46(2)(c)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

373  Paragraph 46(2)(d)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

374  Subsection 65(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

375  Subsection 65(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.

376  Subsection 66(1) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

377  Subsection 66(1) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

Proceeds of Crime Act 1987

378  Paragraph 52(1)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

379  Paragraph 52(1)(b)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

380  Paragraph 68(2)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

381  Paragraph 68(2)(b)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

382  Subsection 73(7)

Omit “$100,000”, substitute “1,000 penalty units”.

383  Paragraph 74(5)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units”.

384  Paragraph 74(5)(b)

Omit “$100,000”, substitute “1,000 penalty units”.

385  Paragraph 84(3)(a)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

386  Subparagraph 84(3)(b)(i)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

387  Subparagraph 84(3)(b)(ii)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

388  Paragraph 97(2)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

389  Paragraph 97(2)(b)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

390  Subsection 14(2)

Omit all the words after “offence”.

391  At the end of subsection 14(2)

Add:

Penalty:

 (a) if the person is a natural person—imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both; or

 (b) if the person is a body corporate—a fine not exceeding 2,000 penalty units.

392  Subsection 29(3)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

393  Subsection 39(2)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

394  Section 43 (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981

395  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Public Works Committee Act 1969

396  Section 23 (penalty)

Omit “Four hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units”.

397  Subsection 28(1) (penalty)

Omit “Four hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units”.

398  Section 29 (penalty)

Omit “Four hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units”.

399  Subsection 30(1) (penalty)

Omit “Four hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units”.

400  Section 32 (penalty)

Omit “Four hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units”.

Radiocommunications Act 1992

401  Subsection 210(5) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

402  Subsection 28(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

403  Subsections 45(14) and (14C) (penalty)

Omit “$50”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

404  Section 66 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

405  Subsection 68(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

406  Sections 69 and 70 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

407  Subsection 73H(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

408  Section 73J (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

409  Subsection 93(7) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

410  Section 116 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

411  Section 117

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

412  Subsections 118(1) and (2)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

413  Subsection 118A(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

414  Subsections 119(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units”.

415  Section 120 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

416  Paragraph 121(2)(a)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

417  Paragraph 121(2)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

418  Paragraph 122(4)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

419  Paragraph 122(4)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

420  Section 123

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

421  Subsections 124(2) and 126(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

422  Subsections 127(4) and 128(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

423  Section 129 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

424  Subsection 130(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

425  Subsection 130(2) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

426  Subsection 131(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

427  Subsection 132(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

428  Section 133 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

429  Section 133 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,500”, substitute “25 penalty units”.

430  Subsection 134(2) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

431  Subsection 134(4) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

432  Subsection 135(1) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

433  Subsection 140(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984

434  Subsections 21(7) and 22(8) (penalty)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

435  Section 24 (penalty)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Scout Association Act 1924

436  Sections 2 and 4 (penalty)

Omit “Ten dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit.”.

Sea Installations Act 1987

437  Section 51 (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

438  Section 51 (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$250,000”, substitute “2,500 penalty units”.

439  Subsection 55(3) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection:

 (a) in the case of a natural person—500 penalty units; or

 (b) in the case of a body corporate—2,500 penalty units.

440  Paragraph 57(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units”.

441  Paragraph 57(3)(b)

Omit “$500,000”, substitute “5,000 penalty units”.

442  Subsection 61(2) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

443  Subsection 63(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

444  Subsection 63(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

445  Subparagraph 65(4)(a)(i)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

446  Subparagraph 65(4)(a)(ii)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

447  Subparagraph 65(4)(b)(i)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units”.

448  Subparagraph 65(4)(b)(ii)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

449  Subparagraph 77(j)(i)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

450  Subparagraph 77(j)(ii)

Omit “$25,000”, substitute “250 penalty units”.

Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

451  Subsection 84(3) (penalty)

Omit “$3,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

Shipping Registration Act 1981

452  Paragraph 26(2)(a)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

453  Paragraph 26(2)(b)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

454  Paragraph 65(8)(a)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

455  Paragraph 65(8)(b)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

456  Paragraph 68(2)(a)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

457  Paragraph 68(2)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

458  Paragraph 69(2)(a)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

459  Paragraph 69(2)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

460  Subsection 73(2) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

461  Subsection 73(2) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

462  Paragraph 74(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

463  Paragraph 74(3)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

464  Paragraph 74(4)(a)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

465  Paragraph 74(4)(b)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

466  Paragraph 74(4A)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units”.

467  Paragraph 74(4A)(b)

Omit “$20,000”, substitute “200 penalty units”.

468  Paragraph 74(4B)(a)

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

469  Paragraph 74(4B)(b)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

470  Paragraph 74(4C)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

471  Paragraph 74(4C)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

472  Paragraph 75(3)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

473  Paragraph 75(3)(b)

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986

474  Paragraph 16(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $100,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units”.

475  Paragraph 16(b)

Omit “$500,000”, substitute “5,000 penalty units”.

476  Subsection 20(2) (penalty)

Omit “$100”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

477  Subsection 24(3)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

478  Subsection 28(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

479  Paragraph 34(2)(a)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

480  Paragraph 34(2)(b)

Omit “$50,000”, substitute “500 penalty units”.

Student Assistance Act 1973

481  Subsection 12ZU(4) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 2 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 2 years or 100 penalty units”.

482  Paragraph 56(1)(d)

Omit “not exceeding a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963

483  Subsection 7(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000, or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

484  Subsection 7(1A) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000, or imprisonment for 3 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 3 months or 10 penalty units”.

485  Subsection 10(2)

Omit “exceeding One thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term exceeding three months”, substitute “of imprisonment for a term exceeding 3 months or a pecuniary penalty exceeding 10 penalty units”.

Superannuation Act 1922

486  Subsection 142(2) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 1 penalty unit.

Taxation Administration Act 1953

487  Subsection 14Z(2)

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Trust Recoupment Tax Assessment Act 1985

488  Section 14

Omit “$500”, substitute “5 penalty units”.

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

489  Subsections 32(6), (7) and (10) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

490  Subsection 32(11) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

491  Subsections 54(6) and 54A(6) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

492  Subsection 93B(1) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

493  Subsection 93B(2)

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “20 penalty units”.

494  Subsection 93C(1) (penalty)

Omit “$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years”, substitute “Imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units”.

495  Subsections 93C(2), 93D(8) and 93E(8)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units”.

496  Subsection 93J(3)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

497  Subsection 128(4) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

498  Subsection 128(5) (penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

499  Subsections 168(1) and 169(1) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

500  Subsection 169(2) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.

501  Subsection 205A(3) (paragraph (a) of the penalty)

Omit “$2,000 or imprisonment for one year”, substitute “imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units”.

502  Subsection 205A(3) (paragraph (b) of the penalty)

Omit “$10,000”, substitute “100 penalty units”.

503  Subsections 208(2), (3) and (4) (penalty)

Omit “$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units”.

504  Subsection 208(5)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units”.

505  Subsection 208(7)

Omit “a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months”, substitute “imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.

War Gratuity Act 1945

506  Section 29 (penalty)

Omit “Two hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months”, substitute “Imprisonment for 6 months or 2 penalty units”.

507  Paragraph 32(c)

Omit “One hundred dollars”, substitute “1 penalty unit”.

World Health Organization Act 1947

508  Section 6

Omit “(not exceeding a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for twelve months)”, substitute “, of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units,”.

Schedule 2References to “maximum penalty”

 

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

1  Subsection 910(4) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

2  Section 930 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

3  Subsection 12(1)

Omit “(1)”.

4  Subsection 12(2)

Repeal the subsection.

5  Subsections 30(1) and (2), 31(1) and (2), 41(3) and 62(4) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

6  Subsection 67(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

7  Subsection 80(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

8  Subsection 80(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

9  Section 72F (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

10  Subsection 72U(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

11  Subsection 72U(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

12  Subsections 189B(1), (2) and (3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Criminal Code Act 1995

13  Subsections 71.2(1) and 71.3(1) of the Criminal Code (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

14  Subsections 71.4(1), 71.5(1), 71.6(1), 71.7(1), 71.8(1), 71.9(1) and 71.10(1) of the Criminal Code (penalties)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

15  Subsection 71.11(1) of the Criminal Code (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

16  Section 71.12 of the Criminal Code (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Customs Act 1901

17  Subsections 233BAA(4) and (5) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

18  Subsections 233BAB(5) and (6) (penalty)

Repeal the penalty, substitute:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 2,500 penalty units, or both.

Defence Act 1903

19  Subsections 106(1) and 107(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

20  Subsections 15(2), 16(3), 17(2), 18(4), 19(2) and 20(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

21  Subsection 21(2) (second occurring)

Omit “(2) A”, substitute “(3) A”.

22  Subsection 21(2) (second occurring) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

23  Subsections 22(2) and 23(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

24  Subsections 9(1) and (2) and 11(4) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

25  Subsection 11(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

26  Section 12 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

27  Subsections 13(1) and 14(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

28  Section 16 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

29  Subsection 17(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

30  Subsections 23(2) and 31(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Designs Act 2003

31  Subsections 109(1) and 131(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

32  Subsection 131(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

33  Subsections 132(1), (2) and (3), 133(1), 134(1) and 135(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

34  Subsections 8(1) and 101(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

35  Sections 107 and 108 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

36  Subsection 109(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

37  Subsection 120(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

38  Section 121 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

39  Subsections 122(1) and 134(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

40  Section 135 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

41  Subsection 136(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

42  Subsection 155(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

43  Subsection 162(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Financial Sector (Business Transfer and Group Restructure) Act 1999

44  Subsections 16(4) and 31(4) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Fisheries Management Act 1991

45  Sections 57, 57F and 57L (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Health Insurance Act 1973

46  Subsections 23DZZF(1), 23DZZG(1), 23DZZZE(1) and 23DZZZF(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

47  Sections 106ZPN, 106ZPO and 106ZPP (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000

48  Subsection 21(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

49  Subsection 21(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

50  Subsection 12125(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Migration Act 1958

51  Subsection 268BH(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

52  Section 268BI (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

53  Subsections 268BJ(1) and 268CL(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

54  Section 268CM (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

55  Subsection 268CN(1)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

56  Subsection 268CV(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

57  Subsection 268CZA(2)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

58  Sections 34U, 34V and 34W (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

59  Section 11

Repeal the section.

60  Section 38 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

61  Section 44 (note 1)

Omit “Note 1”, substitute “Note”.

62  Section 44 (note 2)

Repeal the note.

63  Sections 123, 124, 125, 183, 184, 185, 259, 261, 262, 308, 309 and 310 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

64  Subsections 364(3) and 372(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

65  Subsection 372(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

66  Subsection 374(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

67  Subsection 374(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

68  Section 384 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

69  Subsection 385(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

70  Subsection 385(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

71  Subsections 391(1) and 404(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

72  Subsection 405(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

73  Subsection 423(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003

74  Section 6 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

75  Subsection 7(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

76  Subsection 8(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000

77  Section 6

Repeal the section.

Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002

78  Section 9 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

79  Subsection 10(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

80  Subsection 10(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

81  Subsection 12(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

82  Sections 13 and 14 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

83  Subsection 15(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

84  Sections 16, 17 and 18 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

85  Subsections 19(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

86  Subsection 19(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

87  Subsections 20(1), (2) and (3) and 21(1) and (2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

88  Sections 22, 23 and 23A (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

89  At the end of subsections 23B(1) and (2)

Add:

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

90  Section 23B (penalty)

Repeal the penalty.

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

91  Subsections 62B(1), (2) and (3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002

92  Subsection 10(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

93  Sections 10A, 10B and 11 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

94  Subsections 12(1), 30(1) and (2) and 34(3) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Space Activities Act 1998

95  Section 53 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

96  Subsection 58(4) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

97  Subsections 92(1), (3) and (4), 94(3) and 96(2) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

98  Subsection 101(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

99  Section 103 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

100  Subsections 13(2), 15(2) and 48(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty for contravention of this subsection”.

Tradex Scheme Act 1999

101  Subsections 26(1), 27(1), 28(1), 29(1) and 30(1) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

102  Sections 31 and 32 (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

103  Subsection 45(5) (penalty)

Omit “Maximum penalty”, substitute “Penalty”.

Schedule 3Prima facie evidence provisions

 

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

1  Subsection 69ES(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

2  Subsection 149(2) of the Code set out in the Schedule

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Air Navigation Act 1920

3  Section 5

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

4  Subsections 27(1) and (3)

Omit “as evidence”, substitute “as prima facie evidence”.

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

5  Subsection 183(1)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Civil Aviation Act 1988

6  Subsection 4A(8)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

7  Subsection 8(3)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

8  Subsection 18(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

9  Subsection 22(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

10  Subsection 25C(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

11  Subsection 25N(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

12  Subsection 17(1)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

13  Subsection 90A(9)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

14  Subsection 93A(8)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972

15  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992

16  Section 32

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Customs Act 1901

17  Subsection 275A(6)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Diplomatic and Consular Missions Act 1978

18  Subsection 6(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967

19  Subsection 14(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Family Law Act 1975

20  Subsection 56(3)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Foreign States Immunities Act 1985

21  Section 41

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Health Insurance Act 1973

22  Paragraph 132(2)(a)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

23  Section 4A

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

24  Subsection 128C(8)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

25  Subsection 128W(6)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Insurance Act 1973

26  Subsection 124(1)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

27  Subsection 11(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

International Tax Agreements Act 1953

28  Subsection 20(4)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Migration Act 1958

29  Subsections 270(1) and (2)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

30  Paragraphs 271(1)(c) and (i)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

31  Subsection 200(1)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

National Health Act 1953

32  Paragraph 139A(2)(a)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

33  Subsections 357(1) and (3)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

34  Subsection 359(2)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

35  Subsection 411(2)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

36  Subsection 138(1)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971

37  Paragraph 13(1)(a)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

38  Paragraph 21(2)(a)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

39  Subsection 223(1)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Trade Marks Act 1995

40  Subsection 210(3)

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Tradex Scheme Act 1999

41  Subsections 41(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)

Omit “is evidence”, substitute “is prima facie evidence”.

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995

42  Section 18

Omit “evidence”, substitute “prima facie evidence”.

Schedule 4References to aircraft registered in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

 

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

1  Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian property)

Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.

Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

2  Section 3 (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)

Omit “as an Australian aircraft”.

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

3  Subsection 23(2) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)

Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.

Maritime Powers Act 2013

4  Section 8 (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)

Omit “the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.

5  Section 8 (definition of Civil Aviation Regulations)

Repeal the definition.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 1 September 2016

Senate on 15 September 2016]

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