Queensland Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 20C

20C Creation of offences and changes in penalties

(1) In this section—

"Act" includes a provision of an Act.

(2) If an Act makes an act or omission an offence, the act or omission is only an offence if committed after the Act commences.

(3) If an Act increases the maximum or minimum penalty, or the penalty, for an offence, the increase applies only to an offence committed after the Act commences.