sec.43ACourt may order particular complaints to be heard together

### sec.43A Court may order particular complaints to be heard together This section applies in relation to a complaint of a simple offence or breach of duty. A court may order that 2 or more complaints against the same defendant be heard together if all the matters of complaint in the complaints are of a kind that could have been joined in 1 complaint under section 43 . Also, a court may order that 2 or more complaints against different defendants be heard together if the matters of complaint in the complaints are founded on— substantially the same facts; or facts so closely related that a substantial part of the facts is relevant to all the matters of complaint. s 43A ins 2017 No. 6 s 53 (sec.43A-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a complaint of a simple offence or breach of duty. (sec.43A-ssec.2) A court may order that 2 or more complaints against the same defendant be heard together if all the matters of complaint in the complaints are of a kind that could have been joined in 1 complaint under section 43 . (sec.43A-ssec.3) Also, a court may order that 2 or more complaints against different defendants be heard together if the matters of complaint in the complaints are founded on— substantially the same facts; or facts so closely related that a substantial part of the facts is relevant to all the matters of complaint. - (a) substantially the same facts; or - (b) facts so closely related that a substantial part of the facts is relevant to all the matters of complaint.