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68Application of this Act linked to application of Evidence (NUL)
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68 Application of this Act linked to application of Evidence (NUL)
Act
(1) If the Evidence (NUL) Act applies in relation to a proceeding, this
Act, as amended by the Consequentials Act, applies in relation to
the proceeding.
(2) If the Evidence (NUL) Act does not apply in relation to a
proceeding, this Act as in force immediately before the
commencement day applies in relation to the proceeding as if the
Consequentials Act had not commenced.
(3) If subsection (2) applies in relation to a proceeding, any law
amended or repealed by Part 4 or 5 of the Consequentials Act that
is relevant to the proceeding continues to apply in relation to the
proceeding as it was in force immediately before the
commencement day as if the Consequentials Act had not
commenced.
Note for section 68
Chapter 6, and in particular section 199, of the Evidence (NUL) Act sets out the
proceedings in relation to which the Evidence (NUL) Act does and does not apply.
Division 3 Justice Legislation Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses) Act 2016
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Division 3 Justice Legislation Amendment (Vulnerable
Witnesses) Act 2016
69 Definitions
amending Act means the Justice Legislation Amendment
(Vulnerable Witnesses) Act 2016.
commencement day means the commencement of Part 3 of the