S 5 amended by No 25 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 6 items 6 to 8, by substituting ``section 15'' for ``sections 14, 15 and 23'' in para (a), inserting ``87AA'' after ``87'' in para (b) and inserting ``to 117I'' after ``and 117'' in para (c), effective 4 May 2001.
S 5 amended by No 137 of 2000, s 3 and Sch 2 item 131, by omitting ``, (v), (va)'' after ``(iii)'' in para (c), effective 24 May 2001.
Act No 137 of 2000 contained the following transitional provisions, effective 24 May 2001:
418 Transitional
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pre-commencement offences
418(1)
Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:
(a)
an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or
(b)
proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or
(c)
any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;
as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.
418(2)
Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
.
419 Transitional
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pre-commencement notices
419
If:
(a)
a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and
(b)
any or all of those other provisions are repealed; and
(c)
the first-mentioned provision is amended;
the amendment of the first-mentioned provision does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.