Transitional provisions—Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012
21 Transitional provisions—Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012
If an investigation has commenced but is not completed immediately before the commencement of section 11 of the 2012 Act, the amendment made to this Act by that section applies to the investigation on and from that commencement.
(2) If the hearing of an inquest has commenced but is not completed immediately before the commencement of section 12 of the 2012 Act, this Act applies to the hearing of the inquest on and from that commencement as if the amendment made by that section were not in force.
If an investigation is re-opened under section 77(2) after the commencement of sections 11 and 12 of the 2012 Act, and there has previously been an inquest in relation to the investigation to which section 58 as substituted by section 12 of the 2012 Act did not apply, this Act applies to the re‑opened investigation as if sections 11 and 12 of the 2012 Act were not in force.
In this clause, 2012 Act means the Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012.
Sch. 1 cl. 22 inserted by No. 58/2013 s. 42.
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