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Supreme Court Act 1933
68LMeaning of tainted acquittal—pt 8AA
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68L Meaning of tainted acquittal—pt 8AA
(1) For this part, an acquittal is tainted if—
(a) the person acquitted of an offence (the acquittal offence), or
someone else, has been convicted of an administration of justice
offence that is relevant to the proceeding in which the acquittal
happened; and
(b) it is more likely than not that, but for the commission of the
administration of justice offence, the acquitted person would
have been convicted of the acquittal offence.
(2) However, an acquittal is not tainted if the conviction for the
administration of justice offence is subject to an appeal for which
leave is not required.