160Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008

160 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008 (1) The amendments made to this Act by sections 9, 10 and 11 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008** apply to a proceeding for an offence that is commenced on or after the commencement of those provisions, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed. (2) The amendments made to this Act by section 12 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008**— (a) apply to any legal proceeding that commences before or after the commencement of section 12, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed; but (b) do not apply to any legal proceeding that commenced before the commencement of section 12 if, before the commencement of section 12, the accused had been committed for trial or charged on indictment or presentment with the offence to which the proceeding relates. S. 161 inserted by No. 69/2009 s. 34.