Northern Territory Numbered Acts

FINES AND PENALTIES (RECOVERY) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO 24 OF 2015) - SECT 21

After section 123

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Division 3     Transitional matters for Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Act 2015

124     Definitions

In this Division:

"amending Act" means the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Act 2015 .

"commencement" means the commencement of the amending Act.

125     Offence provisions – before and after commencement

    (1)     The offence provisions, as amended by the amending Act, apply only in relation to offences committed after the commencement.

    (2)     The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement, continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the commencement.

    (3)     For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed before the commencement.

    (4)     In this section:

"offence provisions" means the provisions of this Act that create or relate to offences (including in relation to criminal responsibility, defences and penalties).

126     Amendment of Part 5

Subject to section 125, Part 5 of this Act, as amended by the amending Act, applies in relation to a fine imposed or a penalty incurred before or after the commencement.