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NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 - SECT 60A

No limitation period on prosecution of sex offences

  (1)   A prosecution for an offence against a law of the Territory may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offence if that law is listed in Schedule   5.

Note:   See section   60M for the meaning of an offence against a law of the Territory .

  (2)   Subsection   ( 1) applies even if:

  (a)   but for that subsection, the offence would be subject to a shorter limitation period, including a shorter limitation period that has expired (either before the commencement of this section or before the commencement of the prosecution); or

  (b)   an immunity from prosecution in relation to the offence has arisen because a shorter limitation period has expired (either before the commencement of this section or before the commencement of the prosecution).

  (3)   Schedule   5 has effect.



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