Transitional provisions—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009
20 Transitional provisions—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009
If an investigation or inquest has commenced but is not completed immediately before the commencement of the Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009—
this Act as in force immediately before that commencement continues to apply to the investigation or inquest on and after that commencement and a reference to a provision of the Evidence Act 1958 is a reference to that provision as in force immediately before that commencement; and
the Evidence (Crown Witnesses Allowances and Expenses) Regulations 2004, as in force before the repeal of section 152(1)(c) of the Evidence Act 1958, continue to apply to the investigation or inquest.
If the hearing of an inquest referred to in clause 7(1) or the hearing of an application referred to in clause 8(1) is not completed immediately before the commencement of the Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009—
the old Act as in force immediately before that commencement continues to apply to the hearing of the inquest or application on and after that commencement and a reference to a provision of the Evidence Act 1958 is a reference to that provision as in force immediately before that commencement; and
the Evidence (Crown Witnesses Allowances and Expenses) Regulations 2004, as in force before the repeal of section 152(1)(c) of the Evidence Act 1958, continue to apply to the inquest or application.
Sch. 1 cl. 21 inserted by No. 52/2012 s. 13.
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