Crimes Act 1958

The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to the extent thereby expressed to be repealed are hereby repealed accordingly.

Except as in this Act expressly or by necessary implication provided—

all persons things and circumstances appointed or created by or under any of the repealed Acts or existing or continuing under any of such Acts immediately before the commencement of this Act shall under and subject to this Act continue to have the same status operation and effect as they respectively would have had if such Acts had not been so repealed;

in particular and without affecting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, such repeal shall not disturb the continuity of status operation or effect of any proclamation regulation rule order application determination decision validation offence disqualification warrant instrument presentment direction appointment action prosecution proceeding liability or right made effected issued granted committed given presented passed fixed accrued incurred or acquired or existing or continuing by or under any of such Acts before the commencement of this Act.