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Crimes Act 1958
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506 Definitions 730
Division 1—Probation 732
(1) Probation officers 732
507 Probation officers 732
Division 3—Regulations 735
542 Regulations 735
Part V—Property of persons convicted of treason or an indictable offence. Orders as to costs 736
545 Persons convicted of treason or indictable offence may pay costs 736
547 Definition of forfeiture and convict 737
548 When convict shall cease to be subject to operation of this Part 737
562 Execution of judgments against convict provided for 738
563 Proceedings to recover property of convict from third person 738
564 Third person etc. accountable to convict when property reverts 739
565 Saving of general law as to indictable offence 739
Part 7—General 740
585 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 740
585AAA Regulations 740
585AA Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Theft) Act 1973) 741
585AB Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Criminal Damage) Act 1978) 742
585AC Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981) 743
585AD Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1984) 743
585AE Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Custody and Investigation) Act 1988) 744
585AF Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Fingerprinting) Act 1988) 745
585A Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991) 745
585B Transitional provisions—(Crimes (Amendment) Act 1993) 747
585C Transitional provisions—(Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus Amendments) Act 1996) 747
585D Transitional provisions—(Sentencing and Other Acts (Amendment) Act 1997) 748
586 Transitional provisions (Sentencing (Amendment) Act 1997) 749
587 Transitional provisions (Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997—Part 2) 749
588 Transitional provisions (Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997—Part 3) 750
589 Transitional provisions (Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997—Part 4) 751
590 Transitional provision—Crimes, Confiscation and Evidence Acts (Amendment) Act 1998 752
591 Transitional provision—Crimes (Amendment) Act 1998 753
592 Transitional provisions—Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999 753
593 Transitional provisions—Crimes (Amendment) Act 2000 753
593A Transitional provision—Crimes (Questioning of Suspects) Act 2000 755
594 Transitional provision—Magistrates' Court (Committal Proceedings) Act 2000 755
596 Transitional provisions—Crimes (DNA Database) Act 2002 756
597 Transitional provision—Crimes (Property Damage and Computer Offences) Act 2003 757
598 Transitional provision—Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003 757
599 Transitional provision—Crimes (Money Laundering) Act 2003 758
600 Transitional provisions—Crimes (Dangerous Driving) Act 2004 758
601 Transitional provision—Children and Young Persons (Age Jurisdiction) Act 2004 759
602 Transitional provision—Crimes (Contamination of Goods) Act 2005 760
603 Transitional provision—Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 760
604 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 760
605 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 761
606 Transitional provision—Courts Legislation (Jurisdiction) Act 2006 761
606A Transitional provision—Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 762
607 Transitional provision—Crimes (Sexual Offences) (Further Amendment) Act 2006 763
608 Transitional provisions—Crimes Amendment (DNA Database) Act 2007 763
609 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Rape) Act 2007 764
610 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Child Homicide) Act 2008 765
612 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008 765
613 Transitional provision—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 766
614 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2009 766
615 Transitional provision—Transport Legislation Amendment (Hoon Boating and Other Amendments) Act 2009 767
616 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 767
617 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011 767
618 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Gross Violence Offences) Act 2013 768
619 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Integrity in Sports) Act 2013 768
620 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Investigation Powers) Act 2013 769
621 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Grooming) Act 2014 769
621A Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Confiscation and Other Matters) Act 2014 769
622 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014 770
623 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Abolition of Defensive Homicide) Act 2014 770
624 Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Coward's Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters) Act 2014 771
625 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014 771
626 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014 772
627 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015 773
628 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography and Other Matters) Act 2015 773
628A Transitional provision—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017 774
629 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2016 775
630 Transitional provision—Police and Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2016 775
631 Transitional provision—Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2017 776
632 Transitional provision—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2017 776
633 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims) Act 2018 776
634 Transitional provision—Crimes Legislation Amendment (Protection of Emergency Workers and Others) Act 2017 777
635 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 778
636 Transitional provision—Children Legislation Amendment Act 2019 778
637 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Manslaughter and Related Offences) Act 2020 779
637A Transitional provision—Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2022 780
638 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022—jury directions 780
638A Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022—consent 781
639 Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022 781
640 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2025 782
640A Crimes Amendment (Retail, Fast Food, Hospitality and Transport Worker Harm) Act 2025 783
640B Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Community Safety) Act 2025 784
640C Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment Act 2026 784
644 Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2025 784
641 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Act 2026—stalking 785
642 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Act 2026—alternative verdicts 785
643 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Act 2026—jury directions 786
Schedule 7––Summary offences for which a person may be fingerprinted 790
Schedule 8––Forensic sample offences 791