Crimes Act 1958
598Transitional provision—Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003
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598 Transitional provision—Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003
(1) The amendments of section 21A of this Act made by Part 2 of the Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003 apply to offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that Act.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between two dates, one before and one after the commencement of the Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.
(3) The amendments of section 21A of this Act made by Part 2 of the Crimes (Stalking) Act 2003 do not affect the rights of the parties in the proceeding known as DPP v Sutcliffe (No. 6562 of 2000) in the Supreme Court.
S. 599 inserted by No. 104/2003 s. 4.