QLDIn ForceAct
Magistrates Act 1991
sec.75Retrospective operation of amended s 51
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.75
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Magistrates Act 1991.
### sec.75 Retrospective operation of amended s 51
Amended section 51 is taken to have always applied in relation to a magistrate’s performance or exercise of a function or power as a magistrate.
However, subsection (1) does not apply for the purposes of a proceeding against a magistrate started before the introduction day.
In this section—
amended section 51 means section 51 as amended by the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 .
introduction day means the day the Bill for the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly.
s 75 ins 2024 No. 47 s 68
(sec.75-ssec.1) Amended section 51 is taken to have always applied in relation to a magistrate’s performance or exercise of a function or power as a magistrate.
(sec.75-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply for the purposes of a proceeding against a magistrate started before the introduction day.
(sec.75-ssec.3) In this section— amended section 51 means section 51 as amended by the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 . introduction day means the day the Bill for the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly.