176Validation of certain exclusion orders—Confiscation Amendment Act 2007

176 Validation of certain exclusion orders—Confiscation Amendment Act 2007 (1) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 21 and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 5(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 21 as amended by section 5(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 21 as amended by section 5(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (2) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 22 and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 6(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 22 as amended by section 6(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 22 as amended by section 6(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (3) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 24 and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 8(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 24 as amended by section 8(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 24 as amended by section 8(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (4) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 50(1) and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 10(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 50(1) as amended by section 10(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 50(1) as amended by section 10(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (5) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 52(1) and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 11(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 52(1) as amended by section 11(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 52(1) as amended by section 11(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (6) An exclusion order made, or purported to be made, under section 54(1) and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of section 12(1) of the **Confiscation Amendment Act 2007** that would have been validly made if section 54(1) as amended by section 12(1) of that Act had been in operation at the time the relevant order was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if section 54(1) as amended by section 12(1) of that Act had been in operation at that time. (7) Nothing in this section affects the rights of the parties in the proceeding known as *Director of Public Prosecutions v. Phan Thi Le* (No. 3723 of 2006) in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal. S. 177 inserted by No. 42/2007 s. 17.