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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
23BDSingle indictment can include multiple counts
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#### 23BD Single indictment can include multiple counts
Single accused
(1) The prosecutor may, in a single indictment, include counts against the accused for more than one indictable offence if those counts:
(a) are founded on alleged facts that are the same or substantially the same; or
(b) are, or form part of, a series of alleged indictable offences:
(i) of the same or a similar character; or
(ii) committed in the pursuit of a single purpose.
Multiple accused
(2) The prosecutor may, in a single indictment, include counts against more than one accused for the same or different indictable offences if those counts:
(a) are founded on alleged facts that are the same or substantially the same; or
(b) are, or form part of, a series of alleged indictable offences:
(i) of the same or a similar character; or
(ii) committed in the pursuit of a single purpose.