Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 516

516 Proceedings for particular offence

(1) This section applies in relation to an offence against former section 142K committed by a person before the expiry of chapter 3, part 5A.

(2) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20, a proceeding for the offence may be continued or started, and the person may be convicted of and punished for the offence, as if chapter 3, part 5A had not expired.

(3) Subsection (2) applies despite the Criminal Code , section 11 .

(4) In this section—

"former section 142K" means section 142K as in force from time to time before the expiry of chapter 3, part 5A.