s. s. 26 28 (4) Any person convicted of a criminal offence has the right to have the conviction and any sentence imposed in respect of it reviewed by a higher court in accordance with law. 26 Right not to be tried or punished more than once A person must not be tried or punished more than once for an offence in respect of which he or she has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with law. 27 Retrospective criminal laws (1) A person must not be found guilty of a criminal offence because of conduct that was not a criminal offence when it was engaged in. (2) A penalty must not be imposed on any person for a criminal offence that is greater than the penalty that applied to the offence when it was committed. (3) If a penalty for an offence is reduced after a person committed the offence but before the person is sentenced for that offence, that person is eligible for the reduced penalty. (4) Nothing in this section affects the trial or punishment of any person for any act or omission which was a criminal offence under international law at the time it was done or omitted to be done. __________________ Division 1—Scrutiny of new legislation 28 Statements of compatibility (1) A member of Parliament who proposes to introduce a Bill into a House of Parliament must cause a statement of compatibility to be prepared in respect of that Bill.
(4) Any person convicted of a criminal offence has the right to have the conviction and any sentence imposed in respect of it reviewed by a higher court in accordance with law. 26 Right not to be tried or punished more than once s. 26 A person must not be tried or punished more than once for an offence in respect of which he or she has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with law. 27 Retrospective criminal laws (1) A person must not be found guilty of a criminal offence because of conduct that was not a criminal offence when it was engaged in. (2) A penalty must not be imposed on any person for a criminal offence that is greater than the penalty that applied to the offence when it was committed. (3) If a penalty for an offence is reduced after a person committed the offence but before the person is sentenced for that offence, that person is eligible for the reduced penalty. (4) Nothing in this section affects the trial or punishment of any person for any act or omission which was a criminal offence under international law at the time it was done or omitted to be done. __________________ Division 1—Scrutiny of new legislation 28 Statements of compatibility s. 28 (1) A member of Parliament who proposes to introduce a Bill into a House of Parliament must cause a statement of compatibility to be prepared in respect of that Bill.
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