CRIMES AMENDMENT (PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT 2014 (NO. 36 OF 2014) - SECT 5 New section 622 inserted
CRIMES AMENDMENT (PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT 2014 (NO. 36 OF 2014) - SECT 5
New section 622 insertedAt the end of Part 7 of the Crimes Act 1958 insert —
" 622 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014
(1) Section 49C as inserted by section 3 of the Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014 applies to an offence alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of section 3 of that Act, irrespective of when the risk was created.
(2) Section 327 as inserted by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment (Protection of Children) Act 2014 applies to a person if the victim of the alleged sexual offence is still a child under the age of 16 years on the commencement of section 4 of that Act (irrespective of whether information is received or a reasonable belief is formed before or after the commencement of section 4 of that Act) unless the person has already disclosed the information referred to in section 327(2) to a member of the police force of Victoria before the commencement of section 4 of that Act.".