Crimes Act 1958

The amendments made by the following provisions of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991 apply to a proceeding that occurs on or after the commencement of the provision, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed—

section 3 to the extent that it—

abolishes the requirement of corroboration in sections 51(5), 54(2) and 55(2) of this Act by repealing those sections;

inserts a new section 61 in this Act;

section 6(c);

any provision of Part 3;

any provision of section 13, 15, 16(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) or 19.

Subject to subsection (1)(a), the amendments made by section 3, 6(a), 6(b), 6(d) or 6(e) of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of that section.

The amendments made by any provision of section 4, 5, 14, 16(1)(f) or 16(2) of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991 apply only to proceedings relating to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of the provision.

For the purposes of this section an offence is not alleged to have been committed after the commencement of a provision if it is alleged to have been committed between two dates, one before and one after that commencement.

This section adds to, and does not take away from, the provisions of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984.

The re-enactment by this section of section 21(2) of, and the Schedule to, the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991 does not affect the operation of any Act enacted after the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991.