769Person cannot be held criminally responsible for conduct at 10 or 11 years of age

769 Person cannot be held criminally responsible for conduct at 10 or 11 years of age

(1) Section 10 of this Act applies to a person in relation to any conduct by the person at 10 or 11 years of age before the commencement day that constitutes or allegedly constitutes an offence.

(2) On and after the commencement day, a person cannot be held criminally responsible under the law of Victoria for any conduct that is alleged to have occurred when the person was 10 or 11 years of age, irrespective of whether the conduct is alleged to have occurred before, on or after the commencement day.

(3) A police officer must not charge a person for an offence allegedly committed by the person when the person was 10 or 11 years of age, irrespective of whether the offence is alleged to have been committed before, on or after the commencement day.

(4) A criminal proceeding must not be commenced for an offence allegedly committed by a person when the person was 10 or 11 years of age, irrespective of whether the offence is alleged to have been committed before, on or after the commencement day.