Criminal Code Act 1899

Subject to chapter division 9A and subsection (2), if the accused person pleads any plea or pleas other than the plea of guilty, a plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict or a plea to the jurisdiction of the court, the person is by such plea, without any further form, deemed to have demanded that the issues raised by such plea or pleas shall be tried by a jury, and is entitled to have them tried accordingly.

Issues raised by a plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict must be tried by the court. sch 1 pt 8 ch 62 ch div 9 s 604 amd 1997 No. 3 s 111; 2008 No. 50 s 4