Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Section 7B does not apply to a trial that commences before 1 January 2023.
(2) An amendment made to section 119, 124, 132 or 132A by a provision of Division 2 of Part 5 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 applies to a committal proceeding in which no committal mention hearing or committal hearing has been held before the day on which that provision of that Act comes into operation, irrespective of when the committal proceeding commenced.
(3) Section 124A as inserted by the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 applies to a committal proceeding in which no committal mention hearing or committal hearing has been held before the day on which that section is inserted, irrespective of when the committal proceeding commenced.
(4) Section 198A as amended by the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 applies to a criminal proceeding in which an application under that section has not yet been determined before the day on which that section is amended, irrespective of when the criminal proceeding commenced.
(5) An amendment made to this Act by a provision of Division 4 of Part 5 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 applies only to a trial that commences on or after the day on which that provision comes into operation.
(6) An amendment made to this Act by a provision of Division 7 of Part 5 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 applies on and from the commencement of that provision to a criminal proceeding irrespective of—
(a) when the criminal proceeding commenced; or
(b) whether an order was made under
section 167 in the criminal proceeding before the commencement of that
provision.