NTIn ForceAct
Criminal Code Act 1983
6Liability to trial
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 6
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code Act 1983.
6 Liability to trial
(1) Subject to section 12 of the Interpretation Act 1978, no person is
liable to be tried or punished in the Territory in respect of a matter
dealt with in the Code except in accordance with the Code or
another law of the Territory.
(2) Where an offender is punishable under the Code or another law of
the Territory, a person may be prosecuted and found guilty either
under the Code or that other law.