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CRIMES (RESTORATIVE JUSTICE) ACT 2004 (NO. 65 OF 2004) - SECT 14

Application of Act—young offenders and less serious offences

    (1)     This Act applies to a less serious offence committed by a young offender.

    (2)     This Act applies to a less serious offence committed by a young offender even if the offence was committed before the day this section commenced.

    (3)     Despite subsections (1) and (2), this Act does not apply to a domestic violence offence, or a less serious sexual offence, before the phase 2 application day.

    (4)     Subsections (2) to (6) (including this subsection) expire on the phase 2 application day.

Note     A provision of an Act expires at the end of the day fixed for its expiry (see Legislation Act, s 85 (3); "repeal "in s 85 includes expiry—see s 82).

    (5)     Subsections (2) to (6) (including this subsection) are laws to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

    (6)     In this section:

"less serious sexual offence" means an offence against any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1900 :

        (a)     section 59 (Act of indecency in the third degree);

        (b)     section 60 (Act of indecency without consent);

        (c)     section 61 (2) (Acts of indecency with young people);

        (d)     section 62 (3) (Incest and similar offences);

        (e)     section 63 (Abduction).

phase 2 application day —see section 15 (4).



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