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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 96 Committal for trial
96 Committal for trial
> > (1) The Judge must commit an accused person for trial for an offence unless the Judge accepts a plea of guilty to the offence by the accused person.
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> > (2) In the case of an accused person that is a corporation that is to be committed for trial, the Judge is to make an order authorising an indictment to be filed for the offence named in the order or for such other offence as the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions considers proper.
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> **s 96:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[43\]. Subst 2017 No 55, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.31\[9\].