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The Criminal Code Compilation Act 1913 (WA) [28] itself is the compiling Act of the Parliament of Western Australia but does not contain any criminal offences. The criminal offences are provided for in Schedule of the Act, and citing criminal offences in the Schedule is simply to the Criminal Code (WA). [ 29 ]
Other serious offences are created by statutes such as the Arms Offences Act, Kidnapping Act, Misuse of Drugs Act and Vandalism Act. Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as legal penalties. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory.
In Ontario, the procedure for commencing a private prosecution for a provincial offence is governed by Part III of the Provincial Offences Act, ss. 23(1) of which provides that, "Any person who, on reasonable and probable grounds, believes that one or more persons have committed an offence, may lay an information in the prescribed form and ...
This was replaced in 1981 by the Summary Offences Act, which abolished the hard labor and whipping and changed the offence to consist of the intentional and obscene exposure of the "genitals" rather than the "person". [30]
Specific declared offences of the Act include parts from the following Acts that are deemed to be 'serious offences' for the purpose of the Act: [citation needed] the Corrective Services Act 2006 (1 offence); the Criminal Code (Queensland) (59 offences); the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002 (1 offence); the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 (5 ...
The Penal Code [38] states the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, and also sets out general principles of criminal law in Singapore. The Sale of Goods Act, [39] an English Act made applicable to Singapore by the Application of English Law Act, sets out legal rules relating to the sale and ...
Offences committed via electronic medium – The scope of certain sections will be expanded to cover offences committed via an electronic medium, including s. 292 (sale of obscene books. etc. ), s. 298 (uttering words, etc. , with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person), s. 499 (defamation) and s. 505 (statements ...
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court.In Victoria, Australia, all summary offences are heard in the Magistrates' Court. A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, [1] [2] [3] without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).