Section 413 — Crimes Act 1961: Enactment creating offence is repealed and replaced or consolidated

413 Enactment creating offence is repealed and replaced or consolidated Section 414 applies if— (a) an enactment that forms a part of this Act and that creates an offence is repealed and is replaced by, or is consolidated in, a new enactment, whether in the same or a different form; and (i) proceedings are commenced for an offence contrary to the repealed enactment in reliance on section 19 of the Interpretation Act 1999; or (ii) proceedings are commenced for an offence contrary to the new enactment; or (iii) proceedings are commenced for an offence contrary to the repealed enactment in reliance on section 19 of the Interpretation Act 1999 and, in the alternative, for an offence contrary to the new enactment; and (b) the date of the act or omission by the defendant constituting the alleged offence cannot be established with sufficient certainty to determine whether it occurred before the repeal of the repealed enactment or after the commencement of the new enactment. Section 413: added, on 26 June 2008, by section 17 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2008 (2008 No 37).