Interpretation

Current

For the purposes of this Part—

(a)

a charge against a person for an offence is outstanding until the charge is finally dealt with in any of the following ways:

(i)

the charge is withdrawn;

(ii)

the charge is dismissed by a court;

(iii)

the person is discharged by a court following committal proceedings;

(iv)

the person is acquitted or found guilty of the offence;

(v)

the person is declared under Part 8A of the Criminal

Law Consolidation Act 1935 to be liable to supervision;

(vi)

in any other case—when proceedings relating to the charge are otherwise concluded or terminated; and

(b)

anything permitted to be done by a party to proceedings may be done by the party's lawyer; and

(c)

any requirement to give something to a party to proceedings is satisfied by giving the thing to the party's lawyer.

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