Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SURVEYORS ACT 2007 - SECT 5

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1).

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.

Note about application of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cwlth) and the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cwlth) (the Commonwealth Acts)

The Commonwealth Acts allow people registered in certain occupations in a State, the ACT, Northern Territory or New Zealand (a local jurisdiction ) to carry on the occupations in another local jurisdiction and provide another way of applying for registration in the ACT or another local jurisdiction. Because of the Self-Government Act, s 28, the requirements for registration under this Act cannot validly require anything of people being registered in accordance with the Commonwealth Acts that would be inconsistent with those Acts. Accordingly, provisions of this part, such as the requirements for applications, do not apply to the registration of people in accordance with the Commonwealth Acts. Also, the Commonwealth Acts set out when conditions may be placed on people registered in accordance with those Acts. For more information, see the Commonwealth Acts.