3Form of certificate

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—

(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

(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.

(2) (Repealed)

s 3: Am 1997 No 141, Sch 1.4; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.67 [1]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.21[1].