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10A: Criminal enactments not to have retrospective effect
or “You can't be punished for something that wasn't against the law when you did it.”
You could also call this:

“This section used to set a time limit for taking legal action, but it's no longer in use.”

This section of the Crimes Act 1961 used to be about the period of limitation. However, it has been removed from the law. The section was taken out on 1 July 2013. This means that this part of the law no longer applies.

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or “This rule helped people understand how to read other laws, but it's not used anymore.”
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Part 1 Jurisdiction

10BPeriod of limitation (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 10B: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).