Mandatory sentencing before and after commencement
157 Mandatory sentencing before and after commencement
(1) Sections 78DAA, 78DAB and 78DBA, as inserted by the amending Act, apply in relation to the sentencing of an offender for an offence committed after the commencement.
(2) Section 78DA, as in force before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to the sentencing of an offender for an offence committed before commencement.
(3) Section 78DA, as amended by the amending Act, applies in relation to the sentencing of an offender for an offence committed after the commencement.
(4) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed before the commencement.
In this section:
amending Act means the Sentencing Amendment Act 2024.
commencement means the commencement of section 3 of the amending Act.
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