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Criminal Appeal Act 1912
6APowers of court in relation to certain convictions and sentences concerning mentally ill persons
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#### 6A Powers of court in relation to certain convictions and sentences concerning mentally ill persons
6A Powers of court in relation to certain convictions and sentences concerning mentally ill persons
> On an appeal under section 5 (1) against a conviction or sentence, being—
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> > (a) a finding following an inquiry within the meaning of the [Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-012) by a court that a person is unfit to be tried for an offence, or
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> > (b) a finding of a court referred to in section 59(1)(c) or (d) of that Act in respect of a person, or
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> > (c) any order made by the court of trial imposing a limiting term of imprisonment on a person following a special hearing under that Act and any other order or penalty made or imposed by the court of trial in respect of a person following a special hearing under that Act, or
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> > (d) any order made by the court of trial in respect of a person following a special verdict of act proven but not criminally responsible,
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> the court may make any finding, verdict, order or determination which could have been made in relation to the proceedings before the court of trial.
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> **s 6A:** Ins 1986 No 94, Sch 1 (3). Am 1989 No 102, Sch 1 (2). Subst 1990 No 11, Sch 2. Am 2008 No 79, Sch 3.7 \[2\]; 2020 No 12, Sch 3.12\[6\].