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#### 27 Supreme Court rules may prescribe forms of indictments
27 Supreme Court rules may prescribe forms of indictments
> > (1) Without limiting the rule-making powers conferred by the [Supreme Court Act 1970](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1970-052), rules may from time to time be made under that Act prescribing forms of indictments, records, informations, depositions, convictions, warrants and processes in all courts for any offence.
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> > (2) Any form prescribed by those rules is taken to be sufficient for the purpose, and to sufficiently state the offence, for which it is prescribed.
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> **s 27 (previously s 85):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[27\].