Criminal Code Act 1924 (TAS)

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Criminal Code Act 1924

An Act to declare, consolidate, and amend the criminal law, and to establish a code of criminal law

[Royal Assent 4 April 1924]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Act 1924. 2Establishment of the Criminal Code (1)  After the passing of this Act, the provisions contained in the Code of Criminal Law set forth in Schedule 1, and hereinafter called the Code, shall be the law of this State with respect to the several matters therein dealt with. (2)  The said Code may be cited as the Criminal Code. 3Repeals (1)  After the passing of this Act no penal enactment contained in any Imperial Act, not having the force of law in this State otherwise than by virtue of the provisions of section 24 of the Australian Courts Act 1828, shall continue in force or be applied in the administration of justice in this State. (2)  The several Acts mentioned in Schedule 2 shall be repealed to the extent in the said schedule indicated. (3)  The repeal of any statute or part of a statute set forth in the said schedule shall not affect the construction of any other statute, or of any other part of the same statute. 4Construction of statutes (1)  After the passing of this Act every statute shall, for the purposes of this Act, be read and construed as if any offence therein mentioned for which the offender may be prosecuted on indictment or information (however such offence may be therein described or referred to) were described or referred to as a crime as defined by the Code; and all provisions of this Act relating to crimes generally shall apply to every such offence. (2)  Where in any statute reference is made to proceedings upon information in the Supreme Court, the same shall be construed as a reference to proceedings upon indictment. (3)  [Section 4 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 38 of 1963, s. 2 ] Except as provided in section 36 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931, nothing contained in this Act or in the Code shall be construed to affect the construction of any statute, or of any provision thereof, creating an offence punishable summarily or referring or relating to summary proceedings. 4AAppointment of Crown Law officers [Section 4A Inserted by No. 27 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:13 Dec 2024] (1)  The Governor may appoint a person to institute or prosecute criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court. (2)  On the commencement of this section, section 5 of the Australian Courts Act 1828 ceases to be in force and have effect in respect of this State. (3)  For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that section 5 of the Australian Courts Act 1828 ceases to be in force and have effect…

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