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Restricted Premises Act 1943 No 6

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
22 November 2019 22 November 2019 2019 No 20
28 February 2019 28 February 2019 2018 No 50
01 July 2018 01 July 2018 2017 No 17
01 November 2013 01 November 2013 2013 No 74
08 January 2010 08 January 2010 2009 No 106
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
01 October 2007 01 October 2007 2007 No 29
20 June 2006 20 June 2006 2006 No 58
01 December 2005 01 December 2005 2002 No 103
09 February 2003 09 February 2003 2002 No 131
19 December 2001 19 December 2001 2001 No 125
07 July 1999 07 July 1999 1999 No 31

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 22.6.1978, and published in Gazette No 73 of 23.6.1978, p 2405, declaring that the Disorderly Houses Act 1943 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Restricted Premises Act 1943 No 6

Assented to 20.05.1943.

Previously Disorderly Houses Act 1943.

Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 No 20

Assented to 22.11.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.19, assent, sec 2(1).

Criminal Legislation Amendment (Consorting and Restricted Premises) Act 2018 No 50

Assented to 05.10.2018.

Date of commencement, 28.2.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (84) LW 22.2.2019.

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No 17

Assented to 17.05.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.

Firearms and Criminal Groups Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No 74

Assented to 23.10.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.11.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (623) LW 1.11.2013.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009 No 106

Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Brothels Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No 29

Assented to 04.07.2007.

Date of commencement, 1.10.2007, sec 2 and GG No 132 of 28.9.2007, p 7324.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 No 58

Assented to 20.06.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.28, assent, sec 2 (2).

Disorderly Houses Amendment (Commercial Supply of Prohibited Drugs) Act 2002 No 131

Assented to 17.12.2002.

Date of commencement, 9.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 760.

Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 No 103

Assented to 29.11.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356.

Disorderly Houses Amendment (Brothels) Act 2001 No 125

Assented to 19.12.2001.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No 30

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).

Disorderly Houses Amendment Act 1995 No 53

Assented to 22.11.1995.

Date of commencement, 8.12.1995, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 8.12.1995, p 8401.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1993 No 47

Assented to 15.06.1993.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991 No 92

Assented to 17.12.1991.

Date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 18.9.1992, p 6837.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1986 No 218

Assented to 23.12.1986.

Date of commencement of Sch 9, 6.3.1987, sec 2 (4) and GG No 44 of 6.3.1987, p 1191.

Miscellaneous Acts (Search Warrants) Amendment Act 1985 No 38

Assented to 26.04.1985.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, except as provided by sec 2 (3), 28.2.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 29 of 14.2.1986, p 654.

Liquor (Repeals and Savings) Act 1982 No 148

Assented to 21.12.1982.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.1982, sec 2 (3) and GG No 74 of 20.5.1983, p 2181.

Vagrancy, Disorderly Houses and Other Acts (Amendment) Act 1968 No 32

Assented to 22.10.1968.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Disorderly Houses (Amendment) Act 1943 No 39

Assented to 15.12.1943.

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No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996.

Long title

Am 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [1].

Part 1, heading

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 1

Am 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 2

Am 1982 No 148, Sch 2; 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (2); 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [3]; 2007 No 29, Sch 2 [1] [2]; 2009 No 106, Sch 5.18; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [1].

Sec 2A

Ins 2001 No 125, Sch 1 [1].

Part 2, heading

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (3).

Sec 3

Am 1968 No 32, sec 3 (1); 1986 No 218, Sch 9 (1); 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (4); 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [4]–[7]; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [2].

Sec 4

Am 1986 No 218, Sch 9 (2); 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [8] [9]; 2018 No 50, Sch 2 [1]–[3].

Sec 6

Subst 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [10].

Sec 7

Rep 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [11].

Sec 8

Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1. Subst 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [3] [4]

Sec 9

Subst 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [13]. Am 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [3] [5].

Sec 10

Am 1985 No 38, Sch 1; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [6]; 2018 No 50, Sch 2 [4]; 2019 No 20, Sch 1.19[1] [2].

Sec 11

Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [14].

Sec 12

Am 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [7].

Sec 13

Subst 1985 No 38, Sch 1. Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2; 2002 No 103, Sch 4.24 [1]–[3]; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [8].

Secs 13AA–13AC

Ins 2018 No 50, Sch 2 [5].

Sec 13A

Ins 1943 No 39, sec 2. Am 1985 No 38, Sch 1; 1999 No 31, Sch 4.26; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [9] [10].

Sec 14

Am 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (5).

Sec 15

Subst 1986 No 218, Sch 9 (3). Am 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (6).

Sec 15A

Ins 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [15].

Part 2A (secs 15B–15D)

Ins 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [16].

Part 3

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 16

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 17

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7). Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.28; 2007 No 29, Sch 2 [3]–[9]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.84 [1]–[3].

Sec 17A

Ins 2001 No 125, Sch 1 [2]. Am 2007 No 29, Sch 2 [10]–[12].

Sec 18

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7).

Part 4

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 18A

Ins 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [11].

Secs 19, 20

Ins 1995 No 53, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 20A

Ins 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [12].

Sec 21

Ins 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [18].

Sch 1

Ins 2002 No 131, Sch 1 [19]. Am 2007 No 29, Sch 2 [13]; 2013 No 74, Sch 2 [13].

Disorderly Houses Bill 1943

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