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In forceRetrospective criminal laws
Part 2Human rights
25 Retrospective criminal laws
(1)
No-one may be held guilty of a criminal offence because of conduct that was not a criminal offence under Territory law when it was engaged in.
(2)
A penalty may not be imposed on anyone for a criminal offence that is heavier than the penalty that applied to the offence when it was committed. If the penalty for an offence is reduced after anyone commits the offence, they benefit from the reduced penalty.
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