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Interpretation Act 1984
67Offences and proceedings for offences
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##### 67. Offences and proceedings for offences
(1) Offences are of 2 kinds: indictable offences and simple offences.
(1a) An offence designated as a crime or as a misdemeanour is an indictable offence.
(2) An offence not otherwise designated is a simple offence.
(3) The procedure for prosecuting and dealing with offences is set out in the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004*.
[(4) deleted]
(5) This section does not limit the operation of Part 3 of the *Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988*.
[Section 67 inserted: No. 92 of 1994 s. 15; amended: No. 4 of 2004 s. 58; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84 of 2004 s. 78.]
[**68.** Deleted: No. 78 of 1995 s. 56.]