Crimes Act 1958

The amendment of this Act made by section 16(f), 17 or 18 of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 applies to applications made under section 464T(1), 464U(3) or 464V (as the case requires) irrespective of when the offence in respect of which the application is made is alleged to have been committed.

The amendment of this Act made by section 22 of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 only applies with respect to orders made by a court on or after the commencement of that section.

The amendments of this Act made by section 24 of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 apply to any proceedings that commence on or after the commencement of that section of that Act, irrespective of when the offence to which the proceedings relate is alleged to have been committed.

For the purposes of subsection (3)—

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

a committal proceeding commences on the committal mention date; and

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

The first report submitted to the Attorney-General in accordance with section 464ZFE must relate to the period beginning with the day on which section 26 of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 comes into operation.

The amendments of section 464ZG(3)(a) and (4)(a) made by section 27(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 apply only to samples taken in forensic procedures conducted on or after the commencement of section 27 of that Act and any related material and information within the meaning of Subdivision (30A) of Division 1 of Part III in relation to such samples.

The amendments of section 464ZG(8) and (9) made by section 27(5) and (6) of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of section 27 of that Act.

For the purposes of subsection (7), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between two dates and section 27 of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 1997 commences on a date between those two dates, the offence is alleged to have been committed before the commencement of that section.