Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 - SECT 33A

Transitional provision-Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006

33A. Transitional provision-Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006



(1) An amendment made to this Act by a provision of section 21 (other than
subsection (3)) of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 applies only to
offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that
provision.

(2) An amendment made to this Act by a provision of section 21(3) or 22 of the
Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 applies to any trial that commences on or
after the commencement of that provision, irrespective of when the offence to
which the trial relates is alleged to have been committed.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been
committed between two dates, one before and one after the commencement of a
provision of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, the offence is alleged to
have been committed before the commencement of that provision.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a trial commences on arraignment of
the accused in accordance with Subdivision (12) of Division 1 of Part III.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
6 May 1999 Legislative Council: 26 May 1999 The long title for the Bill for
this Act was "A Bill to improve the efficiency of criminal trials, to amend
the Crimes Act 1958, the Evidence Act 1958, the Magistrates' Court Act 1989
and the Sentencing Act 1991, to repeal the Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1993
and for other purposes." The Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 was assented to
on 8 June 1999 and came into operation as follows: Part 1 (sections 1-3) on 8
June 1999: section 2(1); rest of Act on 1 September 1999: section 2(3). 2.
Table of Amendments This Version incorporates amendments made to the
Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
------------------------------------------------------------- Juries Act 2000,
No. 53/2000 Assent Date: 12.9.00 Commencement Date: S. 96 on 1.8.01: s. 2(3)
Current State: This information relates on to the provision/s amending the
Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments)
Act 2005, No. 18/2005 Assent Date: 24.5.05 Commencement Date: S. 18(Sch. 1
item 28) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, No.
2/2006 (as amended by No. 76/2006) Assent Date: 7.3.06 Commencement Date: Ss
20-23A on 1.12.06: s. 2(2) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999 Courts Legislation
(Jurisdiction) Act 2006, No. 50/2006 Assent Date: 15.8.06 Commencement Date:
Ss 13, 14 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) Current State: This information relates only to
the provision/s amending the Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999
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Details No entries at date of publication.

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