Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SEXUAL OFFENCES (EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE) ACT - NOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

SEXUAL OFFENCES (EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE) ACT

As in force at 1 March 2011

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 1 March 2011. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

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SEXUAL OFFENCES (EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE) ACT

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1     KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act 1983 (Act No. 69, 1983)
Assent date	28 November 1983
Commenced	1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47,1983) Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8, 26 February 1986, p 5)
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Amendment Act 1984 (Act No. 11, 1984)
Assent date	29 June 1984
Commenced	29 June 1984
Law Officers Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 (Act No. 48, 1986)
Assent date	10 December 1986
Commenced	19 December 1986 (Gaz S87, 17 December 1986)
Statute Law Revision Act 1987 (Act No. 9, 1987)
Assent date	27 May 1987
Commenced	27 May 1987
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 69, 1989)
Assent date	12 December 1989
Commenced	12 December 1989
Director of Public Prosecutions (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 29, 1990)
Assent date	11 June 1990
Commenced	21 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 (Act No. 35, 1990) and Gaz G2, 16 January 1991, p 9)
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedures) Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 23, 1994)
Assent date	18 April 1994
Commenced	1 August 1994 (s 2)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994)
Assent date		20 September 1994
Commenced		20 September 1994 (s 14(2))
Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No. 14, 1995)
Assent date	23 June 1995
Commenced	23 June 1995
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date	19 April 1996
Commenced	s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996 (Act No. 42, 1996)
Assent date	17 September 1996
Commenced	17 September 1996
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Amendment Act 2001 (Act No. 36, 2001)
Assent date	19 July 2001
Commenced	26 September 2001 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2002 (Act No. 59, 2002)
Assent date	7 November 2002
Commenced	7 November 2002
Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Act 2004 (Act No. 56, 2004)
Assent date	4 November 2004
Commenced	8 December 2004 (Gaz G49, 8 December 2004, p 3)
Evidence of Children Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 16, 2007)
Assent date	18 September 2007
Commenced	10 October 2007 (Gaz G41, 10 October 2007, p 4)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010)
Assent date	18 November 2010
Commenced	1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4)

3     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3     amd No. 11, 1984, s 3; No. 23, 1994, s 4; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 36, 2001, s 3; No. 56, 2004, s 16; No. 16, 2007, s 15
s 3A     ins No. 56, 2004, s 17
s 4     amd No. 23, 1994, s 5; No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 40, 2010, s 118
s 5     amd No. 48, 1986, s 9; No. 29, 1990, s 7
    sub No. 23, 1994, s 6
s 9     amd No. 9, 1987, s 2; No. 29, 1990, s 7; No. 42, 1996, s 6; No. 59, 2002, s 5
s 11     amd No. 69, 1989, s 2; No. 23, 1994, s 7
s 12     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 13     amd No. 23, 1994, s 8