Crimes Act 1961

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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"Rules to help when the law changes"

When you look at the Crimes Act 1961, there are some extra rules that help with the change. These rules are called transitional, savings, and related provisions. They are part of the act because of s 4A.

You need to understand what happens when a law changes. The law change is called the Crimes Amendment Act 2019. This law came into force on a certain date, which is called the repeal date. If something happened before the repeal date, the old rules still apply. For example, if someone did something wrong before the repeal date, they might still be protected from being charged.

If someone did something that caused another person's death, but the death happened more than a year and a day later, there are special rules. These rules are in section 162 and they still apply if the act that caused the death happened before the repeal date. There are also rules about spouses and civil union partners not being charged for helping someone who did something wrong, which are in section 71(2).

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1AATransitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 4A

1Provisions relating to Crimes Amendment Act 2019

1Immunity for spouses and civil union partners from prosecution as accessory after the fact

  1. For the purpose of this clause, repeal date means the date on which the Crimes Amendment Act 2019 comes into force.

  2. The immunity in section 71(2) continues to apply on and after the repeal date if an act to which section 71(1) would otherwise apply was done before the repeal date.

2Limitation on prosecution for killing person if period between cause of death and death is more than a year and a day

  1. For the purpose of this clause, repeal date means the date on which the Crimes Amendment Act 2019 comes into force.

  2. The limitation on prosecution in section 162 continues to apply on and after the repeal date if an act to which section 162 applies is done, or an omission to which section 162 applies occurs, before the repeal date (irrespective of when the resulting death occurs).