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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

2: Commencement

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The Governor-General decides when some parts of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 start. You can find these parts in sections like sections 5, 7, and 8. The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts.

The rest of the Act starts on a date the Governor-General chooses. If a part has not started yet, it will start two years after the Act is approved. An order to start a part is a type of secondary legislation, which has its own rules, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for more information.

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2Commencement

  1. The following provisions come into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates:

  2. sections 5, 7, and 8 (which relate to preliminary matters):
    1. sections 60 to 65, 115(2), 116, 245, 252, 388, and 389 (which relate to sentence indications):
      1. subpart 3 of Part 5, and sections 390 to 393 (which relate to public access and restrictions on reporting):
        1. sections 386, 387, 408, and 409 (which are powers to make rules and regulations):
          1. section 407 (which is a transitional provision relating to appeals).

            1. The rest of this Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

            2. Any provision that has not earlier been brought into force comes into force on the day that is 2 years after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

            3. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

            Notes
            • Section 2(1): sections 5, 7, 8, 60–65, 115(2), 116, 245, 252, 388, and 389, subpart 3 of Part 5, sections 390–393, 386, 387, 407, 408, and 409 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act Commencement Order 2011 (SR 2011/413).
            • Section 2(2): sections 3, 4, 6, 9–59, 66–114, 115(1), 117–193, 212–244, 246–251, 253–385, 394–406 and 410–413 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act Commencement Order 2013 (SR 2013/162).
            • Section 2(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).