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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
29ATendency or coincidence—offences to be heard together
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#### 29A Tendency or coincidence—offences to be heard together
29A Tendency or coincidence—offences to be heard together
> > (1) A court must hear and determine together proceedings for 2 or more offences if—
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> > > (a) the offences are alleged to have been committed by the same person, and
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> > > (b) the offences are—
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> > > > (i) charged in the same indictment, or
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> > > > (ii) listed for hearing on the same day and at the same place, and
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> > > (c) the prosecution has given notice that it intends to rely on tendency evidence or coincidence evidence that relates to more than 1 of the offences.
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> > (2) This section is subject to section 21(2).
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> **s 29A:** Ins 2020 No 31, Sch 1.8\[3\].