Welcome to the Criminal Procedure Act 2009


The Criminal Procedure Act 2009 has been in operation for a few years now. While there continues to be interpretation and amendment of its provisions, the transition from the old legislation to the new has successfully been made, and a blog exclusively dedicated to the Act is no longer necessary.

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2009-06-26

5. How a criminal proceeding is commenced

5. How a criminal proceeding is commenced

A criminal proceeding is commenced by-

(a) filing or signing a charge-sheet in accordance with section 6; or

(b) filing a direct indictment in accordance with section 159; or

(c) a direction under section 415 that a person be tried for before a jury.

Schedule 1 describes what a charge or indictment must contain.

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