Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 - SECT 27

Retrospective criminal laws

27. Retrospective criminal laws



(1) A person must not be found guilty of a criminal offence because of conduct
that was not a criminal offence when it was engaged in.

(2) A penalty must not be imposed on any person for a criminal offence that is
greater than the penalty that applied to the offence when it was committed.

(3) If a penalty for an offence is reduced after a person committed the
offence but before the person is sentenced for that offence, that person is
eligible for the reduced penalty.

(4) Nothing in this section affects the trial or punishment of any person for
any act or omission which was a criminal offence under international law at
the time it was done or omitted to be done.

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