19Effect of alterations in penalties

#### 19 Effect of alterations in penalties 19 Effect of alterations in penalties > > (1) If an Act or statutory rule increases the penalty for an offence, the increased penalty applies only to offences committed after the commencement of the provision of the Act or statutory rule increasing the penalty. > > > (2) If an Act or statutory rule reduces the penalty for an offence, the reduced penalty extends to offences committed before the commencement of the provision of the Act or statutory rule reducing the penalty, but the reduction does not affect any penalty imposed before that commencement. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to a penalty includes a reference to a penalty that is expressed to be a maximum or minimum penalty.