South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts129—Plea of not guilty and refusal to plead
(1) A person arraigned
on an information who pleads not guilty will, by that plea, without any
further form, be taken to have put themself on the country for trial (and the
court must, in the usual manner, proceed to the trial of that person
accordingly).
(2) If any person,
being so arraigned, refuses or fails to enter a plea to the information, it is
lawful for the court to order a plea of not guilty to be entered on the
person's behalf and the person will be treated as if the person had pleaded
not guilty.