Transitional provisions (Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997—Part 3)

In force

S. 588 inserted by No. 81/1997 s. 15.

(1)

Section 398A applies to any trial, committal proceeding or hearing of a charge for an offence that commences on or after 1 January 1998, irrespective of when the offence to which the trial, committal proceeding or hearing relates is alleged to have been committed.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

a trial commences on arraignment of the accused in accordance with Subdivision (12) of Division 1 of Part III; and

(b)

a committal proceeding commences on the committal mention date; and

(c)

a hearing of a charge for an offence commences on the taking of a formal plea from the accused.

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