1CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE ACT 1351 25 EDW 3 ST 5 C 4

Australian Capital Territory Criminal and Civil Justice Act 1351 25 Edw 3 St 5 c 4 Republication No 1 Republication date: 5 July 2002 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel

About this republication The republished law This is a republication of the Criminal and Civil Justice Act 1351 25 Edw 3 St 5 c 4 as in force on 5 July 2002. It includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes). The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is— (a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or (b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Australian Capital Territory Criminal and Civil Justice Act 1351 25 Edw 3 St 5 c 4 Contents Page None shall be taken upon suggestion without lawful presentment 1 Endnotes 1 About the endnotes 2 2 Abbreviation key 2 3 Legislation history 3 4 Amendment history 3

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at Australian Capital Territory Criminal and Civil Justice Act 1351 25 Edw 3 St 5 c 4 None shall be taken upon suggestion without lawful presentment Whereas it is contained in the Great Charter of the Franchises of England, that none shall be imprisoned nor put out of his freehold, nor of his franchises nor free custom, unless it be by the law of the land; It is accorded, assented, and established, that from henceforth none shall be taken by petition or suggestion made to our Lord the King, or to his Council, unless it be by indictment or presentment of good and lawful people of the same neighbourhood where such deeds be done, in due manner, or by process made by writ original at the common law; And that none be deprived of his franchises, or of his freeholds, unless he be duly brought into answer, and forejudged of the same by the course of the law; And if anything be done against the same, it shall be redressed and holden for none.