Transitional provisions
2 Transitional provisions
Subject to this clause, this Act applies to the sentencing of a defendant after the commencement of this Act, regardless of whether the offence for which the defendant is being sentenced was committed before or after that commencement.
However—
the old sentence reduction provisions of the repealed Act will continue to apply in relation to the sentencing of a defendant for an offence where the proceedings for that offence are commenced before the commencement of the amendments to the repealed Act to be effected by the
Summary Procedure (Indictable Offences)
Amendment Act 2017; while
the new sentence reduction provisions of this Act will apply in relation to the sentencing of a defendant for an offence where the proceedings for that offence are commenced after the commencement of the amendments to the repealed Act to be effected by the Summary
Procedure (Indictable Offences) Amendment Act 2017, regardless of when the offence was committed
In this clause—
new sentence reduction provisions means
Part 2Division 2Subdivision 4 of this
Act;
old sentence reduction provisions means sections
10A, 10B and 10C and Part 2 Division 6 of the repealed Act;
repealed Act means the
Criminal Law (Sentencing)
Act 1988 repealed by clause 1.
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