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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 262 Procedure for dealing with offences if election made
262 Procedure for dealing with offences if election made
> > (1) An indictable offence listed in Table 1 or 2 to Schedule 1 is, if an election is made in accordance with this Chapter, to be dealt with on indictment in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Act and any other relevant law.
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> > (2) If an election is made in accordance with this Chapter and the person charged with the offence pleads guilty to the offence before the Local Court and the Court accepts the plea, the offence is to be dealt with in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 3 as if the person charged had pleaded guilty under that Part to the offence.
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> **s 262 (previously s 22):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[84\]. Am 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[85\] \[87\] \[88\]; 2003 No 40, Sch 1.10 \[11\]; 2003 No 82, Sch 2.9 \[6\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2017 No 55, Sch 1 \[7\].