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Criminal Code Act 1983
475Offences – before and after commencement
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475 Offences – before and after commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as inserted or amended by the Criminal
Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023, apply
only in relation to offences committed after the commencement.
(2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement,
continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2):
(a) section 131A continues to apply in relation to an offence
committed before the commencement only if the person is
charged with the offence before the commencement; and