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Serious Offenders Act 2018
173ACommencement of criminal proceeding for offence of attempt to commit offence against section 169
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173A Commencement of criminal proceeding for offence of attempt to commit offence against section 169
(1) A criminal proceeding for an offence against section 321M of the **Crimes Act 1958** (attempt) where the subject of the attempt is an offence against section 169 may be commenced by the Secretary or a police officer.
(2) A criminal proceeding for an offence against section 321M of the **Crimes Act 1958** (attempt) where the subject of the attempt is an offence against section 169 is to be heard and determined by the Supreme Court or the County Court, being the court that made the supervision order or interim supervision order that is the subject of the charge.
(3) A criminal proceeding for an offence against section 321M of the **Crimes Act 1958** (attempt) where the subject of the attempt is an offence against section 169 in relation to an interim supervision order made by the Court of Appeal under section 122 is to be heard in the court to which the matter was remitted under section 121(1)(l).
(4) Section 173(4) to (7) applies in relation to an offence against section 321M of the **Crimes Act 1958** (attempt) where the subject of the attempt is an offence against section 169 as if a reference in section 173(4) to (7) to section 169 were a reference to section 321M of the **Crimes Act 1958** (attempt) where the subject of the attempt is an offence against section 169.