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#### 56 Laws to be applied
56 Laws to be applied
> > (1) Subject to this Division, the laws of New South Wales respecting—
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> > > (a) the arrest and custody in New South Wales of offenders or persons charged with offences, and
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> > > (b) criminal procedure in New South Wales in relation to such persons,
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> > apply in New South Wales, so far as they are applicable, to persons who are charged with offences against the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) of New South Wales or of another State or the Capital Territory in respect of whom jurisdiction is conferred on a court of New South Wales by this Division or a corresponding law of another State or the Capital Territory.
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> > (2) Subject to this Division, the laws of each other State and the Capital Territory respecting—
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> > > (a) the arrest and custody in that State or Territory of offenders or persons charged with offences, and
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> > > (b) criminal procedure in that State or Territory in relation to such persons,
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> > apply in that State or Territory, so far as they are applicable, to persons who are charged with offences against the Corporations Law of New South Wales in respect of whom jurisdiction is conferred on a court of that State or Territory by this Division.
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> > (3) The application of laws by subsections (1) and (2) is in addition to, and not in derogation from, the application of laws effected by Part 8 or the corresponding law of another State or the Capital Territory.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > criminal procedure means the procedure for—
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> > > (a) the summary conviction, and
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> > > (b) the examination and commitment for trial and indictment, and
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> > > (c) the trial and conviction on indictment, and
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> > > (d) the hearing and determination of appeals arising out of any such trial or conviction or out of any related proceedings,
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> > of offenders or persons charged with offences, and includes the procedure for holding accused persons to bail.
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> > laws of each other State and the Capital Territory means the laws that apply in relation to offenders, or persons charged with offences, against the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) of the State or Territory concerned.