sec.20CCreation of offences and changes in penalties

### sec.20C Creation of offences and changes in penalties In this section— Act includes a provision of an Act. If an Act makes an act or omission an offence, the act or omission is only an offence if committed after the Act commences. If an Act increases the maximum or minimum penalty, or the penalty, for an offence, the increase applies only to an offence committed after the Act commences. s 20C (prev s 20(2C)–(4)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1996 No. 76 s 2 sch (sec.20C-ssec.1) In this section— Act includes a provision of an Act. (sec.20C-ssec.2) If an Act makes an act or omission an offence, the act or omission is only an offence if committed after the Act commences. (sec.20C-ssec.3) If an Act increases the maximum or minimum penalty, or the penalty, for an offence, the increase applies only to an offence committed after the Act commences.