Voluntary cooperation with police through induced statements, even where the police intended to use the accused as a witness and applied for an indemnity, does not render subsequent prosecution an abuse of process where the accused was expressly told no guarantee of immunity was given. The fact that a decision not to prosecute would have been reasonable does not establish abuse of process. Assistance to police and delay are matters for sentencing, not for permanent stay. Enterprise fraud counts under s 29D of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) are not duplicitous where the Crown alleges a single criminal enterprise constituted by linked transactions with a common purpose.
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