Forfeited Recognizances and Bail Act 1954 No 25

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
17 March 1998 17 March 1998 1997 No 147

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 19.3.1980, and published in GG No 51 of 28.3.1980, p 1416, declaring that the Fines and Forfeited Recognizances Act 1954 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Forfeited Recognizances and Bail Act 1954 No 25

Assented to 29.04.1954.

Previously Fines and Forfeited Recognizances Act 1954.

Date of commencement, 1.12.1954, sec 1 (2) and GG No 157 of 24.9.1954, p 2883.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997 No 147

Assented to 17.12.1997.

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

Fines Act 1996 No 99

Assented to 26.11.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 27.1.1998, sec 2 (1) and GG No 1 of 2.1.1998, p 4.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No 34

Assented to 18.05.1992.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Fines and Forfeited Recognizances Act 1954, 1.9.1992, Sch 1 and GG No 93 of 31.7.1992, p 5296.

Miscellaneous Acts (Community Welfare) Repeal and Amendment Act 1987 No 58

Assented to 29.05.1987.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Fines and Forfeited Recognizances Act 1954, 18.1.1988, sec 2 (5) and GG No 2 of 8.1.1988, p 10.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Miscellaneous Acts (Public Prosecutions) Amendment Act 1986 No 212

Assented to 23.12.1986.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, except as provided by sec 2 (4), 13.7.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 117 of 10.7.1987, p 3860.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Courts) Amendment Act 1982 No 168

Assented to 24.12.1982.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.1985, sec 2 (2) and GG No 178 of 21.12.1984, p 6296.

Amending legislation

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 No 153

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Fines and Forfeited Recognizances (Bail) Amendment Act 1978 No 167

Assented to 29.12.1978.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 17.3.1980, sec 2 (2) and GG No 45 of 14.3.1980, p 1143.

Justices (Amendment) Act 1973 No 11

Assented to 10.04.1973.

Date of commencement, 14.5.1973, sec 2 and GG No 62 of 11.5.1973, p 1772.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

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

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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 (No 2) 1997.

Long title

Am 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 1

Am 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [1].

Sec 3

Subst 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (2). Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [2].

Sec 3A

Ins 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (3). Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [3].

Sec 4

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1; 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [4].

Sec 4A

Ins 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (4). Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [5].

Sec 5

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [6].

Sec 6

Am 1973 No 11, sec 11; 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (5); 1982 No 168, Sch 1; 1986 No 212, Sch 1; 1987 No 58, Sch 3; 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [7].

Sec 6A

Ins 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [8].

Secs 7, 8

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [9].

Secs 9, 10

Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [9].

Secs 11–13

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [9].

Sec 14

Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [9].

Sec 15

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [9].

Sec 17

Am 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (6).

Sec 18

Rep 1992 No 34, Sch 1.

Sec 19

Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32.

Second Sch

Am 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [10].

Third Sch

Am 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (7); 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [10].

Fourth Sch

Am 1978 No 167, Sch 1 (8); 1986 No 212, Sch 1. Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.7 [10].

Fines and Forfeited Recognizances Bill 1954

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