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Criminal Procedure Act 2004

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Division 1 — Court documents

Unauthorised documents 136
Presumptions as to signatures 136
Service and proof of service 136

175A. Served documents, additional copies may be requested 137

Effect of court documents 138
Warrants, effect of and procedure on 138
Defects etc. in court documents 140
Errors in court records due to use of wrong or false name 141

Division 2 — Offences

Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 141
Disobeying summons, offence 142

Division 3 — General

Appointment of people to prosecute offences 142
Contempts, summary punishment of not prevented 143
Decisions by court officer, review of 143
Enforcing orders to pay money, other than fines etc. 144
Regulations 145

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