Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO. 1 OF 2014) - SECT 23

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90B     Back-up and related offences––transfer to Supreme Court

    (1)     This section applies if a person (the accused person )––

        (a)     is committed for trial under section 90A (7); and

        (b)     has been charged with a back-up or related offence.

Note     Back-up offence and related offence ––see the dictionary.

    (2)     The prosecutor must tell the court about the back-up or related offence.

    (3)     The court must transfer the proceeding for the back-up or related offence to the Supreme Court, to be dealt with under the Supreme Court Act 1933

, part 8 (Back-up and related offences).

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not prevent the accused person being charged with an offence after committal under section 90A (7).

    (5)     However, if the accused person is charged with a back-up or related offence after committal under section 90A (7), the court must transfer the proceeding for the offence to the Supreme Court, to be dealt with under the Supreme Court Act 1933

, part 8.