457Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022

457 Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022 The amendments made to this Act by the **Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022** apply to a criminal proceeding for an offence alleged to have been committed on or after the repeal of the **Sex Work Act 1994**. S. 456 inserted by No. 23/2020 s. 8. 456 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Act 2020 Item 4.1A of Schedule 2 as inserted by section 7 of the **Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Act 2020** applies to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of section 7 of that Act, irrespective of when the offence is alleged to have been committed. S. 458 inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 13. 458 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—criminal procedure disclosure (1) The amendments made to this Act by Division 1 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022** apply to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Division, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one after the commencement of Division 1 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022**, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement. (3) The amendments made to this Act by Division 2 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022** apply to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Division, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one after the commencement of Division 2 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022**, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement. (5) The amendments made to this Act by Division 3 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022** apply to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Division, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed. (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one after the commencement of Division 3 of Part 2 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022**, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement. S. 459 inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 115. 459 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022 (1) Part 5.6 as amended by the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022** applies on and from the day on which those amendments commence, irrespective of whether the trial commenced before, on or after the commencement of those amendments. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents an accused from applying for a sentence indication under Part 5.6 as amended by the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022**, irrespective of whether a previous sentence indication was received before the commencement of those amendments. S. 460 inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 79. 460 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—dual commission holders (1) If any difficulty arises because of the operation of Part 3 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022** in relation to a proceeding under this Act, a court may make any order it considers appropriate to resolve the difficulty. (2) An order made under subsection (1)— (a) may be made on the application of a party to the proceeding or on the court's own motion, as the case requires; and (b) has effect despite any provision to the contrary made by or under any Act (other than the **Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006**). S. 461 inserted by No. 11/2022 s. 4.