Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Chapter 5 applies to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Chapter, irrespective of when the offence is alleged to have been committed.
Note
Part 5.1 sets out how a criminal proceeding is commenced.
(2) Chapter 6 applies to a criminal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of that Chapter, irrespective of when the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(3) Subject to this Chapter, Parts 5.1A and 5.2 of Chapter 5 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 , as in force immediately before the commencement day, continue to apply to a criminal proceeding commenced in the Children's Court before the commencement day as if those Parts had not been repealed.
(4) Any sentence imposed on or after the
commencement of Chapter 7 must be imposed in accordance with this Act
irrespective of when the offence was committed.
Part 21.4—Sentencing