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Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967
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#### 3 Form of certificate
3 Form of certificate
> > (1) A certificate granted under this Act shall specify that, in the opinion of the Court or Judge granting the certificate—
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> > > (a) if the prosecution had, before the proceedings were instituted, been in possession of evidence of all the relevant facts, it would not have been reasonable to institute the proceedings, and
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> > > (b) that any act or omission of the defendant that contributed, or might have contributed, to the institution or continuation of the proceedings was reasonable in the circumstances.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> **s 3:** Am 1997 No 141, Sch 1.4; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.67 \[1\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.21\[1\].