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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
205Order dismissing matter to be made
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205 Order dismissing matter to be made
205 Order dismissing matter to be made
(1) A court may make an order of dismissal and give the accused person a certificate certifying that a matter has been dismissed if it decides to dismiss the matter.
(2) A court must make an order of dismissal and give the accused person a certificate certifying that a matter has been dismissed if requested to do so by an accused person against whom a matter has been dismissed or by the prosecutor.
(3) This section does not apply to a matter that is taken to be dismissed because of section 208.
s 205: Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 [82]. Am 2007 No 57, Sch 1 [9].