Crimes Act 1958

Section 49C as inserted by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014 applies to an offence alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of section 3 of that Act, irrespective of when the risk was created.

Section 327 as inserted by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014 applies to a person if the victim of the alleged sexual offence is still a child under the age of 16 years on the commencement of section 4 of that Act (irrespective of whether information is received or a reasonable belief is formed before or after the commencement of section 4 of that Act) unless the person has already disclosed the information referred to in section 327(2) to a police officer before the commencement of section 4 of that Act.