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68JMeaning of acquittal—pt 8AA
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68J Meaning of acquittal—pt 8AA
(1) For this part an acquittal in a criminal proceeding includes—
(a) an order of an appellate court that quashes a conviction or
finding of guilt for an offence; and
(b) a verdict, returned or entered, of not guilty of an offence.
(2) However, for this part, an acquittal in a criminal proceeding does not
include a special verdict of not guilty of an offence because of mental
impairment, returned or entered, under the Crimes Act 1900,
division 13.3 or the Criminal Code, section 28 (7).
(3) In this section:
finding of guilt, for an offence, means—
(a) an order made for the offence under the Crimes (Sentencing)
Ac 2005, section 17 (Non-conviction orders—general); and
(b) a decision by a court to take the offence into account under the
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005, section 57 (Outstanding
additional offences taken into account in sentencing).