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Crimes Act 1961

Punishments

13: Powers of courts under other Acts not affected

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“Courts can still use powers from other laws to decide punishments or make orders for people who break the law.”

This law says that the Crimes Act 1961 doesn’t limit or change the powers that other laws give to courts. If another law lets a court give a different sentence, punishment, or order than what the Crimes Act says, the court can still do that. The court can also deal with people who break the law in other ways if other laws allow it. This means that courts can use their powers from other laws, even if the Crimes Act doesn’t mention those powers.

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Topics:

Crime and justice > Criminal law

Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

12: Summary jurisdiction, or

“This section about a court's power to handle less serious crimes has been removed from the law.”

14: Form of sentence in capital cases, or

“This law used to explain how judges should say a death sentence, but it's not used anymore.”

Part 2 Punishments

13Powers of courts under other Acts not affected

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or affect in any way any provision of any other Act conferring on any court any power to pass a sentence or impose a punishment or make an order in addition to or instead of a sentence or punishment prescribed by this Act, or otherwise to deal with any offender.