43MCommittal proceedings

43M Committal proceedings (1) If the question of an accused person's fitness to stand trial arises at committal proceedings: (a) the accused person is not to be discharged only because the question has been raised during the committal proceedings; (b) the committal proceedings are to be completed in accordance with the Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 (whether or not section 110 of that Act is complied with); and (c) if the accused person is committed for trial – the question is to be reserved for consideration by the court during the trial of the accused person. (2) In the event of an inconsistency between Part V of the Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 and this section, this section prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.