Schedule 4, s 11
CurrentPetitions for mercy
Schedule 4–Savings and transitional provisions
11 Petitions for mercy
(1)
Chapter 7 applies to a petition for mercy made on or after the commencement day, irrespective of when the proceeding commenced in relation to which the petition is made.
(2)
If a petition for mercy relates to a criminal proceeding in which presentment was made under section 353 of the Crimes Act 1958 as in force before its repeal, Chapter 7 applies as if a reference to indictment were a reference to presentment.
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