309Circumstances in which more than one charge may be joined

309 Circumstances in which more than one charge may be joined against the one person (1) Charges for more than one offence may be joined in the same indictment against the same person, whether the person is being proceeded against separately or with another or others, if those charges are founded on the same facts or are, or form part of, a series of offences of the same or similar character or a series of offences committed in the prosecution of a single purpose. (1A) To avoid doubt, charges for more than one offence may be joined in the same indictment even if the offences are alleged to have been committed against different persons. (2) Charges of theft of any property or, alternatively, of receiving that property may be joined in the same indictment.