sec.171Proceedings for offences under the repealed Act

### sec.171 Proceedings for offences under the repealed Act This section applies if a person is alleged to have committed an offence against any of the following provisions of the repealed Act before the commencement— section 375(1) or (2), 376(1) or (2) or 377(2); section 379, 380(2) or 381(1) or (2); section 384(1) or (2), 385(1) or (4) or 386(1); section 388, 389 or 390(2); section 392(1), 396(2) or 397(2), (3) or (4); section 402(2), 404 or 405(3); section 406(2), 407(1) or 413(1) or (4); section 414, 420(5), 422(2); section 426, 428 or 436(2), (3) or (5); section 443(1), 475(2) or (5) or 493; section 495(2), 529A(6) or 558; section 580, 582(1), 583(1) or (3) or 591(2). Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 20 , the following applies as if the repealed Act had not been repealed— proceedings for the offence may be started, continued or completed under the repealed Act; a court may hear and decide the proceedings under the repealed Act; a document relevant to the proceedings and given evidentiary effect under the repealed Act continues to have the evidentiary effect. Subsection (2) applies despite the Criminal Code , section 11 . (sec.171-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is alleged to have committed an offence against any of the following provisions of the repealed Act before the commencement— section 375(1) or (2), 376(1) or (2) or 377(2); section 379, 380(2) or 381(1) or (2); section 384(1) or (2), 385(1) or (4) or 386(1); section 388, 389 or 390(2); section 392(1), 396(2) or 397(2), (3) or (4); section 402(2), 404 or 405(3); section 406(2), 407(1) or 413(1) or (4); section 414, 420(5), 422(2); section 426, 428 or 436(2), (3) or (5); section 443(1), 475(2) or (5) or 493; section 495(2), 529A(6) or 558; section 580, 582(1), 583(1) or (3) or 591(2). (sec.171-ssec.2) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 20 , the following applies as if the repealed Act had not been repealed— proceedings for the offence may be started, continued or completed under the repealed Act; a court may hear and decide the proceedings under the repealed Act; a document relevant to the proceedings and given evidentiary effect under the repealed Act continues to have the evidentiary effect. (sec.171-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies despite the Criminal Code , section 11 . - (a) section 375(1) or (2), 376(1) or (2) or 377(2); - (b) section 379, 380(2) or 381(1) or (2); - (c) section 384(1) or (2), 385(1) or (4) or 386(1); - (d) section 388, 389 or 390(2); - (e) section 392(1), 396(2) or 397(2), (3) or (4); - (f) section 402(2), 404 or 405(3); - (g) section 406(2), 407(1) or 413(1) or (4); - (h) section 414, 420(5), 422(2); - (i) section 426, 428 or 436(2), (3) or (5); - (j) section 443(1), 475(2) or (5) or 493; - (k) section 495(2), 529A(6) or 558; - (l) section 580, 582(1), 583(1) or (3) or 591(2). - (a) proceedings for the offence may be started, continued or completed under the repealed Act; - (b) a court may hear and decide the proceedings under the repealed Act; - (c) a document relevant to the proceedings and given evidentiary effect under the repealed Act continues to have the evidentiary effect.