Crimes Regulation 2015 (NSW)

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Crimes Regulation 2015.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2015 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Crimes Regulation 2010 which is repealed on 1 September 2015 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definitions(1)

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Crimes Act 1900.

(2)

Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4Concealment of offences by certain persons

For the purposes of sections 316 (5) and 316A (7) of the Act, the following professions, callings or vocations are prescribed:

• (a)

  a legal practitioner,

• (b)

  a medical practitioner,

• (c)

  a psychologist,

• (d)

  a nurse,

• (e)

  a social worker, including:

  • (i)

    a support worker for victims of crime, and

  • (ii)

    a counsellor who treats persons for emotional or psychological conditions suffered by them,

• (f)

  a member of the clergy of any church or religious denomination,

• (g)

  a researcher for professional or academic purposes,

• (h)

  if the child abuse offence referred to in section 316A (1) of the Act is an offence under section 60E of the Act, a school teacher, including a principal of a school,

• (i)

  an arbitrator,

• (j)

  a mediator.

5Savings

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Crimes Regulation 2010, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.