Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Summary Offences Act 1966 - SECT 62

Transitional provisions

62. Transitional provisions



(1) If on the commencement of section 55 of the
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997, section 57 of the
Children's Services Act 1996 is not in operation, Schedule 1 to this Act has
effect, until that section comes into operation, as if item 2 of that Schedule
referred to a children's service centre within the meaning of Part XIA of the
Health Act 1958 that directly receives any financial assistance from the
State.



(2) Section 53 as amended by section 5 of the Summary Offences (Amendment) Act
1998 applies only to offences committed after the commencement of that Act.

(3) The amendment of section 53(6A) made by section 6(1) of the Sentencing
(Emergency Service Costs) Act 2001 applies only to offences against section 53
alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of the Sentencing
(Emergency Service Costs) Act 2001.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), if an offence is alleged to have been
committed between two dates, one before and one after the commencement of the
Sentencing (Emergency Service Costs) Act 2001, the offence is alleged to have
been committed before that commencement.

(5) Section 42 as amended by section 3(1) of the Summary Offences Amendment
(Tattooing and Body Piercing) Act 2008 applies only to offences alleged to
have been committed on or after the commencement of section 3(1) of that Act.





(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), if an offence is alleged to have been
committed between two dates, one before and one after the commencement of
section 3(1) of the Summary Offences Amendment (Tattooing and Body Piercing)
Act 2008, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that
commencement.



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