Second Schedule Savings, transitional and other provisions
(Section 155)
Part 1 Saving provision consequent upon the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985
1 Securities currently lodged for payment of fine etc
This Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985, applies in respect of a security directed to be paid under section 83 before that commencement as if that Act had not been enacted.
This Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 3 (2) to the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985, applies in respect of an order made under section 41A before that commencement as if that Act had not been enacted.
Part 2 Transitional provisions consequent upon variation of rate of default imprisonment by Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985
2 Warrant issued before Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985
(1) Where, by warrant issued under section 87 or 88 (2) before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985 in respect of the non-payment by a person of an amount of money, a Justice committed a person to prison, the person may be so detained after that commencement only for a period not exceeding:(a) a period calculated at the rate of one day for every $50, or part thereof, of the balance owing after that commencement, or(b) a period that, together with any period for which the person was detained in prison before that commencement pursuant to a warrant issued for that non-payment, totals 3 months,whichever is the shorter period.(2) In subclause (1):balance owing, in relation to a person who, at the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985, has been committed to prison for non-payment of an amount of money, means the balance of that amount after deduction of:
(a) any payment made by way of reduction of the amount, and(b) $25 for any day during which the person was detained in prison by reason of that non-payment before that commencement.
3 Warrant to be issued after Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985
A Justice issuing a warrant after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Justices (Penalties and Procedure) Amendment Act 1985, being a warrant under section 87 or 88 (2) committing a person to prison pursuant to a conviction or order made before that commencement shall, by the warrant, order the person to be imprisoned for a period calculated in accordance with section 82 (2) as at the time of issue, having regard to the amount adjudged by the conviction or order to be paid or such part thereof as is unsatisfied, instead of for the period fixed by the conviction or order.
Part 3 Transitional provisions consequent upon variation of rate of default imprisonment by regulation
In this Part:balance owing, in relation to a person who, at a variation date, has been committed to prison for non-payment of an amount of money, means the balance of that amount after deduction of:
(a) any payment made by way of reduction of the amount, and(b) the former amount for any day during which the person was detained in prison by reason of that non-payment before the variation date.former amount, in relation to a variation date, means:
(a) where an amount was not prescribed by regulation for the purposes of the definition of prescribed unit in section 82 (2D) immediately before the variation date, the amount of $50, or(b) in any other case, the amount prescribed by regulation for the purposes of that definition immediately before the variation date.new amount, in relation to a variation date, means the amount prescribed by regulation for the purposes of the definition of prescribed unit in section 82 (2D) on and from the variation date.
variation date means the date on and from which an amount (or other amount) is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of the definition of prescribed unit in section 82 (2D).
5 Warrant issued before regulation varying rate
Where, by warrant issued under section 87 or 88 (2) before a variation date in respect of the non-payment by a person of an amount of money, a Justice committed a person to prison, the person may be detained after that date pursuant to that warrant only for a period not exceeding:(a) a period calculated at the rate of one day for every new amount, or part thereof, of the balance owing on or after that variation date, or(b) a period that, together with any period for which the person was detained in prison before that date pursuant to a warrant issued for that non-payment, totals 3 months,whichever is the shorter period.
6 Warrant to be issued after regulation varying rate
A Justice issuing a warrant on or after a variation date, being a warrant under section 87 or 88 (2) committing a person to prison pursuant to a conviction or order made before that variation date shall, by the warrant, order the person to be imprisoned for a period calculated in accordance with section 82 (2) as at the time of issue, having regard to the amount adjudged by the conviction or order to be paid or such part thereof as is unsatisfied, instead of for the period fixed by the conviction or order.
Part 4 Transitional and other provisions consequent on enactment of Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989
In this Part:appointed day, in relation to a provision of this Part, means the day on which the provision commences.
existing fine defaulter means:
(a) a person by whom a fine, penalty, costs or other amount was before 18 January 1988 adjudged in proceedings before a court exercising jurisdiction under the Child Welfare Act 1939 to be payable, or(b) a person:(i) who (by virtue of an enforcement order made against the person under Division 2 of Part 4B before 18 January 1988) was required to pay a fine, penalty, costs or other amount of money, and(ii) who was a child or young person, within the meaning of the Child Welfare Act 1939, at the time the alleged offence to which the order relates was committed,and by or on behalf of whom the fine, penalty, costs or other amount of money has not been paid, whether or not an existing warrant has been issued in respect of the person.existing warrant means:
(a) an order made under the Child Welfare Act 1939 purporting to commit a person to or order the detention of a person in an institution within the meaning of that Act, or(b) a warrant of commitment that has been issued in default of payment of a fine, penalty, costs or other amount adjudged, in proceedings before a court exercising jurisdiction under the Child Welfare Act 1939, to be payable,but that has not been executed.
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989.(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to that Act or a later day.(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
9 Orders made before commencement of legislation etc
(1) A community service order made under Part 3 of the Community Service Orders Act 1979 or under section 5A of the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 and in force immediately before the appointed day is to continue in force, expire, be dealt with and be enforced on breach as though the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 had not been enacted.(2) This Act and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 apply to an order referred to in subclause (1) as though the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 had not been enacted.(3) The provisions of this Act and, where applicable, the provisions of the Community Service Orders Act 1979, the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 apply to a person subject to an order referred to in subclause (1), or who breaches such an order, as though the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 had not been enacted.
10 Warrants issued under section 87 but not executed before commencement of section 89B etc
The provisions of this Act, the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987, the Community Service Orders Act 1979 and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, as respectively amended by the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989, apply to a warrant issued under section 87 before the appointed day and that is not revoked or executed before that day in the same way as they apply to a warrant issued under section 87 after the commencement of this clause.
11 Application of provisions to “private payees”
(1) Section 89D applies to a fine, penalty, costs or other amount payable before the appointed day by virtue of:(a) a conviction or order in proceedings before a Local Court or Children’s Court, or(b) an enforcement order under Division 2 of Part 4B,in the same way as it applies to any such amount that becomes payable after the commencement of that section.(2) A person or body to whom section 89D applies may not take action under section 89D (2) in respect of an amount for which a children’s community service order or a community service order was made before the appointed day under section 5A of the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 or section 26A or 26B of the Community Service Orders Act 1979.
12 Construction of certain references in existing warrants
In an existing warrant:(a) a reference (however expressed) to an institution or a shelter, or an institution or a shelter of a particular kind, is to be read as a reference to a detention centre within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 or, if the person the subject of the warrant is of or above the age of 21 years or remanded to or imprisoned in a prison, as a reference to a prison, and(b) a reference (however expressed) to the superintendent of an institution or the keeper or other person in charge of a shelter is to be read as a reference to the superintendent of a detention centre within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 or the keeper of a prison, as the case requires.
13 Procedures in relation to existing fine defaulters
(1) Without limiting the generality of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, a warrant may be issued under and subject to section 87 of this Act in respect of an existing fine defaulter.(2) The provisions of this Act, the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987, the Community Service Orders Act 1979 and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, as respectively amended by the Fine Enforcement Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989, apply to existing warrants, and warrants issued after the appointed day in respect of existing fine defaulters, in the same way as they apply to warrants issued in respect of fine defaulters under section 87 after the appointed day.
14 Other provisions relating to existing warrants
An existing warrant which is, by virtue of clause 12, to be read as committing a person to a detention centre is to be taken to be an order under section 33 (1) (g) of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987. This has the effect of making the warrant a detention order for the purposes of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987.
Part 5 Transitional provisions consequent on enactment of the Justices (Amendment) Act 1993
15 A provision of Division 4 of Part 5 applies to and in respect of an appeal or application under that Division by a person against whom a conviction or order was made before the commencement of an amendment to that provision made by the Justices (Amendment) Act 1993 as if the amendment were not in force.
Part 6 Provisions consequent on enactment of Justices (Courtesy Letters) Amendment Act 1993
(1) A notice, apparently for the purposes of section 100J, issued before the date of commencement of the Justices (Courtesy Letters) Amendment Act 1993 and expressed to be a courtesy letter is taken to be a valid courtesy letter referred to in section 100J and to have been validly issued.(2) Action taken after the issue of such a notice is not invalid because of any invalidity cured by this clause. Without limiting the generality of this provision, such action includes the payment or recovery of an amount under a penalty notice, the payment or recovery of an amount under an enforcement order made under section 100L, the imprisonment or detention of a person, the cancellation of the registration of a motor vehicle, the cancellation of a licence issued under the Traffic Act 1909 or the incurring or recording of demerit points under the Motor Traffic Regulations 1935.
The amendments made by the Justices (Courtesy Letters) Amendment Act 1993 do not apply to a courtesy letter that is posted before the commencement of that Act.
Part 7 Provisions consequent on Justices (Fine Default) Amendment Act 1994
In this Part:fine default amendments means the Justices (Fine Default) Amendment Act 1994.
19 Operation of fine default amendments generally
(1) The amendments made by the fine default amendments apply in respect of convictions or orders whether made before or after the commencement of those amendments, except as provided by this Part.(2) An amendment made by the fine default amendments extends to apply in respect of any warrant of commitment issued under section 87 and in force but not executed immediately before the commencement of the amendment.(3) Section 87 (1A) does not apply to affect the validity of a warrant issued before the commencement of that subsection.
20 Civil enforcement by private payees
(1) An amendment made to section 89D by the fine default amendments (re-numbered as section 89G by those amendments) does not apply in respect of the proceeds of a fine, penalty, costs or other amount payable by virtue of a conviction, order or enforcement order made before the commencement of the amendment, except as provided by subclause (2).(2) Section 89G (4B) extends to apply in respect of costs payable by virtue of a conviction, order or enforcement order made before the commencement of that subsection.(3) A warrant of commitment in force under section 87 immediately before the commencement of section 89G (4B) is revoked on the commencement of that subsection to the extent that the warrant relates to any costs awarded against a person as informant if the person was not acting in the capacity of a public official.
21 Applications for community service orders
An application made under section 89B (as in force immediately before the repeal of that section by the fine default amendments) for the purposes of section 26A of the Community Service Orders Act 1979 or section 5A of the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 and pending immediately before the repeal of section 89B is taken to have been made under section 89C as inserted by the fine default amendments.
Nothing in the fine default amendments operates to revive any warrant of commitment that has been recalled, withdrawn or revoked.
23 Rate at which amounts are worked off under CSO
The amendments made by the fine default amendments to section 26C of the Community Service Orders Act 1979 and section 13 of the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 apply only in respect of hours of community service work worked after the commencement of those amendments.
Part 8 Provisions consequent on enactment of Justices Amendment (Committals) Act 1996
24 Committal proceedings already started
(1) An amendment made by Schedule 1 [1], [2], [3], [4], [8], [10] or [11] of the Justices Amendment (Committals) Act 1996 applies from the commencement of the amendment to, or for the purposes of, all committal proceedings (including committal proceedings pending at that commencement).(2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 [5], [6], [7] and [9] of the Justices Amendment (Committals) Act 1996 apply to, or for the purposes of, only those committal proceedings in respect of which an information is laid after the commencement of those amendments.
Part 9 Provisions consequent on enactment of Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997
Sections 22A and 52A, as inserted by the Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997, apply to proceedings commenced before, on or after the commencement of either of those sections.
Section 75, as inserted by the Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997, applies to proceedings commenced before, on or after the commencement of that section.
Sections 75A–75F, as inserted by the Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997, apply to proceedings commenced before, on or after the commencement of any of those provisions.
28 Review of convictions, orders and sentences
(1) Part 4A, as inserted by the Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997, applies only to convictions, orders or sentences made or imposed after the commencement of that Part and so applies whether or not the proceedings concerned commenced before or after that commencement.(2) Part 4A, as in force immediately before its repeal by the Justices Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997, continues to have effect in respect of convictions, orders or sentences made or imposed before that repeal.
Part 10 Provisions consequent on enactment of Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1998
29 Direction to witness to attend
Section 48E, as in force immediately before the amendment to that section made by the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1998, applies to and in respect of a person who has made a written statement for the purposes of Subdivision 7A of Division 1 of Part 4 in relation to any committal proceedings that are pending, or that have been commenced but not completed, on the commencement of that amendment.
Part 11 Provisions consequent on enactment of Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Bail Agreements) Act 1998
In this Part:the amended 1954 Act means the Forfeited Recognizances and Bail Act 1954, as in force immediately before its amendment by the 1998 amending Act.
the 1998 amending Act means the Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Bail Agreements) Act 1998.
31 Application of sections 31, 66 and 153A
The provisions of sections 31, 66 and 153A, as amended by the 1998 amending Act, apply to and in respect of any warrant issued before the commencement of those provisions in the same way as they apply to and in respect of any warrant issued after that commencement.
The provisions of section 69, as amended by the 1998 amending Act, apply to and in respect of any hearing that began before the commencement of those provisions in the same way as they apply to and in respect of any hearing that begins after that commencement.
33 Continuation of certain recognizances
(1) The provisions of:(a) Subdivision 8 of Division 1 of Part 4 of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 49 of the Justices Act 1902 before the repeal of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.(2) The provisions of:(a) Subdivision 9 of Division 2 of Part 4 of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 96 of the Justices Act 1902 before the repeal of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.(3) The provisions of:(a) sections 102 and 131B of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 102 of the Justices Act 1902 before the repeal of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.(4) The provisions of:(a) sections 123 and 131B of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 123 of the Justices Act 1902 before the substitution of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.(5) The provisions of:(a) sections 125A and 131B of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 125A of the Justices Act 1902 before the repeal of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.(6) The provisions of:(a) section 153A of the Justices Act 1902, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 153A of the Justices Act 1902 before the substitution of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.
34 Stay of execution under section 123 or 125A
(1) Any stay of execution that was in force under section 123, immediately before its substitution by the 1998 amending Act, is unaffected by that substitution.(2) Any stay of execution that was in force under section 125A, immediately before its repeal by the 1998 amending Act, is unaffected by that repeal.
35 Application of section 40 of Coroners Act 1980
The provisions of:(a) section 40 of the Coroners Act 1980, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 40 of the Coroners Act 1980 before the substitution of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.
36 Application of section 72 of Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970
The provisions of:(a) section 72 of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970, and(b) the amended 1954 Act,continue to apply to a recognizance entered into under section 72 of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 before the amendment of that section by the 1998 amending Act as if the 1998 amending Act had not been enacted.
37 Application of section 17A of Inebriates Act 1912
The provisions of section 17A of the Inebriates Act 1912, as inserted by the 1998 amending Act, apply to and in respect of any recognizance entered into before the commencement of those provisions in the same way as they apply to and in respect of any recognizance entered into after that commencement.
38 Application of section 31 (4) of Protected Estates Act 1983
The provisions of section 31 of the Protected Estates Act 1983, as amended by the 1998 amending Act, apply to and in respect of any bond or recognizance given or entered into before the commencement of those provisions in the same way as they apply to and in respect of any bond given after that commencement.
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Bail Agreements) Act 1998.(2) Such a provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to that Act or a later day.(3) To the extent to which such a provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of that publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of that publication.
Part 12 Provisions consequent on enactment of Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998
40 Application of appeals provisions
(1) Parts 5, 5A and 5B, as inserted by the Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998, apply only to convictions or orders made, or sentences imposed, after the commencement of those Parts and so apply whether or not the proceedings concerned commenced before or after that commencement.(2) Part 5, as in force immediately before its repeal by the Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998, continues to have effect in respect of convictions or orders made or sentences imposed before that repeal.(3) This clause extends to a conviction, order, determination or sentence made or imposed under another Act before the repeal of Part 5 by the Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998 in proceedings to which provisions of that Part were applied by that other Act.
41 Direction to Justice to act
(1) An application made under section 134 before its repeal but not determined before that repeal may be dealt with as if that section had not been repealed.(2) Section 134 (2) as in force before its repeal applies in relation to an order made by the Supreme Court on an application referred to in subclause (1).
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998.(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
Part 13 Provisions consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998
In this Part, amending Act means the Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998.
(1) Division 4 of Part 4, as inserted by the amending Act, extends to proceedings commenced before the commencement of that Division.(2) However, the provisions of Divisions 1 and 2 as in force immediately before the commencement of the amendments made to those Divisions by the amending Act continue to apply to and in respect of a summons issued under section 26 or 61 and in force immediately before the commencement of those amendments as if those amendments had not been made.
(1) The issue of a subpoena before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 4, as inserted by the amending Act, is validated to the extent of any invalidity if the issue of the subpoena would have been valid had the Division been in force at the time the subpoena was issued.(2) Any act, matter or thing done after the issue of such a subpoena is validated to the extent of any invalidity if the act, matter or thing would have been validly done had the Division been in force at the time it was done.
Part 14 Provisions consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999.(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to that Act or a later date.(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
47 Use of transcripts of interviews with children
(1) The amendments made to Subdivision 7A of Division 1 of Part 4 by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 apply only in respect of committal proceedings that are commenced to be heard by a Justice or Justices after the commencement of those amendments.(2) The amendments to Subdivision 6A of Division 2 of Part 4 made by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 do not apply in respect of proceedings for the prosecution of a prescribed summary offence if the hearing of the evidence for the prosecution commenced before the commencement of those amendments.
48 Review of decisions by Industrial Magistrates
The amendment made to section 100P by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 does not apply in respect of any application made by a person under section 100D or 100G before the commencement of that amendment.
49 Amendments to appeal provisions
(1) The amendments made to Part 5 by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 do not apply in respect of any conviction or order made, or sentence imposed, before the commencement of those amendments.(2) The amendment made to section 127 by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 does not apply in respect of any conviction or order made, or sentence imposed, before the commencement of that amendment.(3) The amendments made to Part 5B by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 do not apply in respect of any conviction or order made, or sentence imposed, before the commencement of those amendments.
50 Appeals to District Court against apprehended violence orders
Section 123 (1A), as inserted by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999, applies only in respect of apprehended violence orders made under Part 15A of the Crimes Act 1900 after the commencement of that subsection.
51 Hearing of appeals against sentence by District Court
(1) Section 131A and the amendments made to sections 132 and 133 by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999 apply to appeals against sentence made to the District Court after the commencement of section 131A, and so apply even if the sentence the subject of the appeal was imposed before the commencement of that section.(2) Sections 132 and 133, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 131A, continue to have effect in respect of appeals against sentence made to the District Court before that commencement.
Section 146, as inserted by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999, does not apply in respect of any application made to the Supreme Court before the commencement of that section.
Part 15 Provisions consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (but only to the extent that it amends this Act).(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
(1) The amendments made to this Act by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001 apply to or in respect of committal proceedings for offences, whether committed before, on or after the commencement of this clause, but do not apply to or in respect of committal proceedings commenced before the commencement of this clause.(2) This Act, as in force before the commencement of this clause, continues to apply to or in respect of committal proceedings commenced before the commencement of this clause.
55 Appeals by defendants and other persons to District Court
Section 120, as amended by Schedule 5 [7] to the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001, applies to and in respect of all proceedings, whether finally determined before, on or after the commencement of that amendment.