Criminal Code Act 1899

This Code, as amended by the amendment Act, sections 4 and 6, applies to proceedings for an offence started after the commencement of the sections, whether the act or omission constituting the offence happened before or after the commencement of the sections.

Subsection (1) does not apply to proceedings for an appeal from a conviction or sentence that happened before the commencement of the amendment Act, sections 4 and 6.

This Code, as amended by the amendment Act, sections 5, 7 and 8, applies to proceedings for an offence only if the act or omission constituting the offence happened after the commencement of the sections.

In this section—amendment Act means the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011. sch 1 pt 9 ch 89 s 728 ins 2011 No. 7 s 11