Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1)
Subsection (2) applies if a person in another participating jurisdiction
takes action in relation to the exercise of a power under this Part that
would, if the action were to be taken in relation to the exercise of the power
in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State (a
"State offence").
(2) The person commits
an offence under this Act punishable by the same penalty as is prescribed for
the State offence.
(3) If the
State offence is an indictable offence, the offence under subsection (2)
is also an indictable offence.
Example for section 51:
Under the Criminal Investigation Act 2006
section 44(2)(g)(i), a WA police officer executing a search warrant in
respect of premises in WA may order a person to leave those premises. A
failure to comply with the order is an offence under section 153(1) of
that Act attracting a penalty of $12 000 or 12 months’
imprisonment. If a WA police officer executing a search warrant in respect of
premises in SA or the NT orders a person to leave those premises, a failure to
comply with the order is an offence under this Act attracting the same
penalty.