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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 20

Amendment of indictment

20 Amendment of indictment

(1) An indictment may not be amended after it is presented, except by the prosecutor--
(a) with the leave of the court, or
(b) with the consent of the accused.
(2) This section does not affect the powers of the court under section 21.
(3) For the purposes of this section, an amendment of an indictment includes the substitution of an indictment.



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