s 345
In forceStanding mute
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part IXProcedure
Division 4Alibi, expert evidence, trial adjournment, pleas and practice
345 Standing mute
If an accused person who has been committed for trial or proceeded against by way of section 300, on being called upon to plead to an indictment, will not plead or answer directly to the indictment the court may, if it thinks fit, order a plea of not guilty to be entered and a plea so entered has the same effect as if it had been actually pleaded.
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