774Presumption that person cannot be held criminally responsible for conduct at 12 or 13 years of age

774 Presumption that person cannot be held criminally responsible for conduct at 12 or 13 years of age

(1) The presumption in section 11 applies to a person in relation to any alleged conduct by the person when the person was 12 or 13 years of age, irrespective of whether the conduct is alleged to have occurred before, on or after the commencement day.

(2) Section 12 applies to a police officer who, on or after the commencement day, is deciding whether to commence a proceeding for an offence allegedly committed by a person when the person was 12 or 13 years of age, irrespective of whether the offence is alleged to have been committed before, on or after the commencement day.

(3) Section 13 applies to a proceeding commenced on or after the commencement day for a charge for an offence referred to in section 13(1), irrespective of whether the offence is alleged to have been committed before, on or after the commencement day.