New Zealand Legislation: Acts

6 Transitional provisions

• (1) No person shall be convicted of—

  • (a) Sexual violation; or

  • (b) Attempted sexual violation; or

  • (c) Assault with intent to commit sexual violation; or

  • (d) An offence against section 129A of the principal Act (inducing sexual connection by coercion); or

  • (e) An offence against section 142A of that Act (compelling indecent act with animal); or

  • (f) Being a party to the commission of any offence referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection; or

  • (g) Conspiring with any person to commit any such offence,—

  in respect of any act done before the 1st day of February 1986.

  (2) Every person who, but for the passing of this Act, could have been charged with any offence specified in subsection (3) of this section in respect of any act done before the 1st day of February 1986 may be charged with and convicted of such offence, and the relevant provisions of the principal Act shall continue to apply, as if sections 2 and 4 of this Act had not been passed.

  (3) Subsection (2) of this section applies to the following offences:

  • (a) Rape:

  • (b) Attempted rape:

  • (c) Assault with intent to commit rape:

  • (d) Being a party to the commission of any offence referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection:

  • (e) Conspiring with any person to commit any such offence.

  (4) Notwithstanding anything in section 1(2) of his Act or in subsection (2) of this section, where the trial of any person for an offence specified in subsection (3) of this section commences on or after the 28th day after the date on which this Act receives the Governor-General's assent, the provisions of section 375A of the principal Act (as inserted by section 5 of this Act) shall apply with all necessary modifications.