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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As read a third time
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012
No. , 2012
A Bill for an Act to build stronger futures for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, and for related purposes
Contents
Division 1—Introduction 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Guide to this Act................................................................................. 2
4............ Object of this Act................................................................................ 4
Division 2—The Dictionary 5
5............ The Dictionary.................................................................................... 5
Part 2—Tackling alcohol abuse 8
Division 1—Introduction 8
6............ Guide to this Part................................................................................ 8
7............ Object of this Part............................................................................... 9
Division 2—Modification of the NT Liquor Act and NT Liquor Regulations in alcohol protected areas 10
8............ Certain offences to apply in alcohol protected areas.......................... 10
9............ Alcohol protected areas treated as general restricted areas................. 15
10.......... Seizing vehicles................................................................................. 16
11.......... Modification of the NT Liquor Regulations...................................... 16
Division 3—Modification of NT liquor licences and NT liquor permits in force in alcohol protected areas 17
12.......... Modification of NT liquor licences................................................... 17
13.......... Modification of NT liquor permits.................................................... 18
13A....... Procedure before making determination modifying NT liquor licence or permit 19
Division 4—Notices about alcohol offences in alcohol protected areas 20
14.......... Notices about alcohol offences in alcohol protected areas................. 20
Division 5—Assessments of licensed premises 22
15.......... Assessments of licensed premises in the Northern Territory............ 22
Division 6—Alcohol management plans 24
Subdivision A—Approving alcohol management plans 24
16.......... Application for approval of an alcohol management plan.................. 24
17.......... Determination to approve or refuse plan........................................... 24
18.......... Procedure before refusing approval of plan...................................... 25
19.......... Duration of approval of an alcohol management plan....................... 26
20.......... Notice of determination about whether plan approved...................... 26
Subdivision B—Variation and revocation of alcohol management plans 27
21.......... No variation of alcohol management plan without approval.............. 27
22.......... Application for approval to vary alcohol management plan............... 27
23.......... Approval of variation of alcohol management plan........................... 28
24.......... Revocation of approval of alcohol management plan........................ 28
25.......... Procedure before refusing to approve variation or revoking approval 29
Subdivision C—Community managed alcohol areas 30
26.......... Community managed alcohol areas................................................... 30
Division 7—Alcohol protected areas 31
27.......... Rules prescribing the areas that are alcohol protected areas............... 31
Division 8—Independent review of Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws relating to alcohol 34
28.......... Independent review of Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws relating to alcohol 34
Division 9—Other matters 36
29.......... NT Licensing Commission etc. to provide information..................... 36
30.......... Modified NT Liquor Act and NT Liquor Regulations...................... 36
31.......... AAT review of determinations under this Part.................................. 36
Part 3—Land reform 38
Division 1—Introduction 38
32.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 38
33.......... Object of this Part............................................................................. 38
Division 2—Town camps 39
34.......... Modifying NT laws in relation to town camps.................................. 39
Division 3—Community living areas 42
35.......... Modifying NT laws in relation to community living areas................ 42
Part 4—Food security 44
Division 1—Guide to this Part 44
36.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 44
37.......... Object of this Part............................................................................. 45
Division 2—Certain community stores must be licensed 46
38.......... Prohibition on operating a community store without a licence.......... 46
39.......... Meaning of community store , owner and manager .......................... 47
40.......... More than one owner or manager of a community store................... 49
Division 3—Determining whether a community store is required to be licensed 50
41.......... Determining whether a community store licence is required............. 50
42.......... Procedure before determining that a licence is required..................... 50
43.......... Notice of determination about whether licence is required................ 51
Division 4—Licensing of community stores 53
Subdivision A—Granting and refusing community store licences 53
44.......... Application for a community store licence........................................ 53
45.......... Determination to grant or refuse a community store licence.............. 53
46.......... Meaning of food security matters ..................................................... 54
47.......... Procedure before refusing a community store licence....................... 55
48.......... Community store licence may relate to more than one store.............. 56
49.......... Duration of community store licence................................................. 56
50.......... Notice of determination about whether licence granted..................... 56
Subdivision B—Conditions of community store licences 57
51.......... Community store licence is subject to conditions.............................. 57
52.......... Conditions that may be imposed at time of grant............................... 57
53.......... Procedure before imposing a condition............................................. 58
54.......... Condition about monitoring and audits............................................. 59
55.......... Conditions prescribed by the rules.................................................... 59
56.......... Breach of condition........................................................................... 59
Subdivision C—Variation and revocation of community store licences 60
57.......... Application to vary a community store licence.................................. 60
58.......... Variation of community store licence................................................ 60
59.......... Revocation of community store licence............................................. 62
60.......... Procedure before varying, refusing to vary or revoking a community store licence 62
Division 5—Requirement to register under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 64
61.......... Requirement to register under the CATSI Act.................................. 64
62.......... Secretary may require registration..................................................... 64
63.......... Procedure before determining that registration is required................ 65
64.......... Notice of determination that registration is required.......................... 66
65.......... Community store licence may be revoked if owner is not registered. 66
66.......... Procedure before revoking licence.................................................... 67
Division 6—Assessments of community stores in relation to licensing 69
67.......... Community stores may be assessed.................................................. 69
68.......... Notice in relation to assessments....................................................... 69
69.......... Appointment of authorised officers................................................... 70
70.......... Identity cards..................................................................................... 70
71.......... Power to enter premises for the purposes of making assessments.... 70
72.......... Authorised officers may obtain access to records and assistance...... 71
73.......... Power to compel information relating to assessments....................... 72
Division 7—Areas that are not in the food security area 74
74.......... Areas that are not in the food security area........................................ 74
Division 8—Enforcement relating to food security 75
Subdivision A—Civil penalties 75
75.......... Civil penalty orders........................................................................... 75
76.......... Civil enforcement of penalty............................................................. 76
77.......... Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision............ 76
78.......... Multiple contraventions..................................................................... 76
79.......... Proceedings may be heard together................................................... 76
80.......... Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders............... 77
81.......... Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................... 77
82.......... Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings..................................... 77
83.......... Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings................................. 77
84.......... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings..................................... 77
85.......... Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings 78
86.......... Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions........................... 78
87.......... Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions...................... 79
88.......... Mistake of fact.................................................................................. 79
89.......... State of mind..................................................................................... 80
Subdivision B—Infringement notices 80
90.......... When an infringement notice may be given....................................... 80
91.......... Matters to be included in an infringement notice............................... 81
92.......... Extension of time to pay amount....................................................... 83
93.......... Withdrawal of an infringement notice............................................... 83
94.......... Effect of payment of amount............................................................. 85
95.......... Effect of this Division....................................................................... 85
Subdivision C—Enforceable undertakings 86
96.......... Acceptance of undertakings.............................................................. 86
97.......... Enforcement of undertakings............................................................ 87
Subdivision D—Injunctions 87
98.......... Grant of injunctions.......................................................................... 87
99.......... Interim injunctions............................................................................ 88
100........ Discharging or varying injunctions................................................... 88
101........ Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply............................ 88
102........ Other powers of a relevant court unaffected...................................... 89
Subdivision E—Civil jurisdiction of courts 89
103........ Civil jurisdiction of courts................................................................. 89
Division 9—Other matters 91
104........ Information about criminal history.................................................... 91
105........ Power to request information from public officials etc...................... 91
106........ Disclosure of information to public officials etc................................ 91
107........ This Part does not affect legal professional privilege........................ 92
108........ Application of Northern Territory laws to community stores............ 92
109........ Interaction with the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 ................ 92
110........ AAT review of the Secretary’s determinations under this Part......... 93
Part 5—Other matters 95
Division 1—Introduction 95
111........ Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 95
Division 2—Miscellaneous 96
112........ Delegation......................................................................................... 96
113........ References in Commonwealth or Northern Territory laws................ 96
114........ Modification of Northern Territory laws........................................... 96
115........ Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act....................................... 97
116........ Compensation for acquisition of property......................................... 97
117........ Review of the operation of this Act................................................... 97
118........ Sunset provision............................................................................... 98
119........ Rules................................................................................................. 98
120........ Regulations....................................................................................... 98
This Bill originated in the House of Representatives; and, having this day passed, is now ready for presentation to the Senate for its concurrence.
B.C. WRIGHT
Clerk of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives
27 February 2012
A Bill for an Act to build stronger futures for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, and for related purposes
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