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In forceChange of plea following committal for sentence
Part 5Indictable offences
Division 4Forum for trial or sentence
119 Change of plea following committal for sentence
(1)
A person who has been committed to a superior court for sentence in relation to a charge of an offence may only enter a change of plea in the superior court in relation to that charge with the permission of the court.
(2)
If the superior court gives permission for a change of plea, the superior court may, if satisfied that the interests of justice require it to do so, remit the case to the Magistrates Court for preliminary examination of the charge.
(3)
The change of plea must not be made the subject of any comment to the jury at a subsequent trial of the charge.
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