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Criminal Code Act 1983
43TFinding that accused person unfit to stand trial by agreement
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43T Finding that accused person unfit to stand trial by agreement
(1) If, at any time before or during the trial of an offence, the parties to
the prosecution of the offence agree that the accused person is
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unfit to stand trial, the court may dispense with an investigation into
the fitness of the accused person to stand trial and record a finding
that the accused person is unfit to stand trial.
(2) If the court records a finding under subsection (1), section 43R
applies in relation to the accused person the subject of the finding
as if a reference to an accused person in section 43R were a
reference to an accused person referred to in subsection (1).