CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 28 OF 2016)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES COMMITTED AGAINST CUSTODIAL OFFICERS ON DUTY

• 3 Custodial sentence for certain offences against emergency workers and custodial officers on duty  
• 4 Special reasons relevant to imposing minimum non-parole periods  
• 5 New section 158 inserted  
• 6 Legislative notes  

PART 3--ASSAULT OFFENCES AGAINST CUSTODIAL OFFICERS ON DUTY

• 7 Assaults  
• 8 Assaulting, etc. emergency workers, custodial officers or local authority staff on duty  

PART 4--USE OF RECORDED EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1--Recorded evidence of complainant given in summary hearing of certain sexual offences

• 9 New Division 7A of Part 8.2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 inserted  
Division 7 (other than sections 378 and 382) applies to this Division as if--
• 10 Minor amendment  
• 11 Legislative notes  

Division 7A--of Part 8.2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 provides for the admission of recorded evidence of complainants in proceedings for certain sexual offences heard summarily by the Children's Court.".

Division 2--Further amendments

• 12 Division 7A of Part 8.2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 amended  

PART 5--REGULATIONS UNDER THE CRIMES ACT 1958

• 13 New section 585AAA inserted  

PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

• 14 Repeal of amending Act  
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