Livestock Act 2008
147Offences – before and after commencement
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147 Offences – before and after commencement (1) Section 134, as inserted by the Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015, (the new section) applies in relation to a relevant offence committed by a body corporate after the commencement of Part 2, Division 20 of that Act (the commencement) only if: (a) all the conduct constituting the relevant offence occurred after the commencement; and (b) all the conduct of the executive officer constituting the offence against the new section occurred after the commencement. (2) Section 134, as in force before the commencement: (a) continues to apply in relation to offences committed by a body corporate before the commencement; and (b) applies in relation to relevant offences committed by a body corporate after the commencement to which, as a result of subsection (1), the new section does not apply.
Part 12 Transitional matters for Livestock and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Livestock Act 2008 71 Part 12 Transitional matters for Livestock and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 148 Definitions amending Act means the Livestock and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024. commencement means the commencement of section 28 of the amending Act.