VICIn ForceAct
Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997
90ATransitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 90A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997.
90A Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021
On and from the commencement of Division 2 of Part 2 as inserted by the **Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021**, an investigation as to the fitness of an accused to stand trial is to be conducted in accordance with that Division irrespective of whether before, on or after that commencement—
(a) the question of the fitness of the accused to stand trial is or was raised; or
(b) the offence charged is or was alleged to have been committed; or
(c) the criminal proceeding in respect of which the investigation relates is or was commenced.
New s. 91 inserted by No. 32/2024 s. 795.