Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 9 Transitional and validation provisionsChapter 79 Transitional provision for Defamation Act 2005[s 716](b)(c)a relevant proceeding in relation to an indictmentpresented after the commencement of this section;a relevant proceeding that is a new trial ordered by thecourt if the order is made after the commencement ofthis section.Chapter 79Transitional provision forDefamation Act 2005716 Defence of truth of defamatory matter still to be speciallypleadedSection 599, as in force at any time before the commencementof this section, continues to apply in relation to a personcharged with the unlawful publication of defamatory matterunder the Defamation Act 1889 as if the Defamation Act 2005,schedule 4, amendments of the Criminal Code, item 2 had notbeen enacted.Chapter 80Transitional provision forCriminal Code Amendment Act2006717 Effect of repeal of ss 56, 57 and 58(1) After the commencement of the Criminal Code AmendmentAct 2006, a person can not be charged with, prosecuted for orfurther prosecuted for, or convicted of, an offence againstsection 56, 57 or 58 or punished for doing or omitting to do anact that constituted that offence.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 475