Offence provisions – before and after commencement
120 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as amended by the Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, apply only in relation to offences committed after the commencement.
(2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement, continue to apply in relation to offences committed on or before the commencement.
(3) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred on or before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed on or before the commencement.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to an offence under section 108 if the only conduct that occurred before the commencement was the conduct referred to in section 108(1)(a).
In this section:
offence provisions means the provisions of this Act that create or relate to offences (including in relation to criminal responsibility, defences and penalties).
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