Section 124 of the Code is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

(4)  This section is to be taken to be in force from 4 April 1924.

(5)  Subsection (3) is not a defence to a charge under this section in the case of anal sexual intercourse.

(6)  Nothing in subsection (4) impugns or otherwise affects the lawfulness of a conviction arising from conduct that occurred before the commencement of the Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1987 .