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154Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014—general
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154 Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014—general
(1) The amendments made to this Act by Division 1 of Part 2 of the **Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014** only apply to the sentencing of an offender on or after the commencement of that Division for an offence alleged to have been committed on or after that commencement.
(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 **Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014**, it is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.
(3) The amendments made to this Act by Part 5 of the **Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014** apply to the sentencing of an offender on or after the commencement of that Part, irrespective of when the offence was committed or the finding of guilt was made.
S. 155 inserted by No. 52/2014 s. 10 (as amended by No. 72/2014 s. 12), repealed by No. 34/2017 s. 11.
S. 156 inserted by No. 79/2014 s. 58.