Crimes Act 1958
635Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019
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635 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019
(1) The amendments made to this Act by sections 52, 53 and 55 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 apply—
(a) to an offence alleged to have been committed before the day on which those sections come into operation if a criminal proceeding in respect of the alleged offence has not been commenced before that day; and
(b) to an offence alleged to have been committed on or after the day on which those sections come into operation.
(2) The amendments made to this Act by section 62 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 apply to a person found guilty or found not guilty because of mental impairment on or after the day on which that section comes into operation.
S. 636 inserted by No. 30/2019 s. 17.