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Criminal Code Act 1983
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311 Formal defect
Without in any way limiting the power of the court to order an
indictment to be amended, an indictment shall not be quashed by
reason of formal defect if it is shown that such formal defect would
not cause surprise or uncertainty to the accused person as to the
true nature of the charge or charges brought against him.
Criminal Code Act 1983 279