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Criminal Code Act 1924
331CJurisdiction of Supreme Court to sentence
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331C Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to sentence
[Section 331C Amended by No. 22 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:01 Feb 2008] If a defendant is committed, by justices in accordance with the Justices Act 1959 , to the Supreme Court for sentence, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the defendant as if the defendant had appeared and entered the plea to an indictment for the offence in respect of which he or she was committed.