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Crimes Act 1900
322Explanation to jury
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322 Explanation to jury If, on the trial by jury of an accused charged with an indictable offence, evidence is adduced that tends to establish that the accused is entitled to a special verdict of not guilty because of mental impairment, the court shall explain to the jury the verdicts that may be returned at the trial and the legal and practical consequences of those verdicts.
Division 13.3 Supreme Court—special verdict of not guilty because of mental