Australian Capital Territory
Crimes Amendment Act 2014
A2014-40

An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Crimes Amendment Act 2014.
2	Commencement
This Act is taken to have commenced on the day the bill for this Act was presented to the Legislative Assembly.
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Crimes Act 1900.
4	Nature of Supreme Court proceedings
Section 431
omit
5	New part 32
insert
Part 32	Transitional—Crimes Amendment Act 2014
Note	The Crimes Amendment Act 2014 repealed s 431 (Nature of Supreme Court proceedings).
620	Effect of amendment on earlier reports under div 20.4
	(1)	This section applies to a report of a board of inquiry appointed under division 20.3 (Inquiry procedure) that, before the commencement of this part, the Full Court had considered, or was considering, under section 430 (1) (Action on report by Supreme Court) whether or not the Full Court had made an order under section 430 (2).
	(2)	The amendment of division 20.4 (Supreme Court orders following inquiry report) made by the Crimes Amendment Act 2014 is taken to have always had effect in relation to the consideration of the report.
621	Expiry—pt 32
This part expires on the day it commences.
Note	Transitional provisions are kept in the Act for a limited time.  A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 August 2014.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 2 October 2014.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Crimes Amendment Bill 2014, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 23 September 2014. 

Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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