South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (COVERT OPERATIONS) ACT 2009 (NO 7 OF 2009) - SECT 30

30—Interpretation

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                  (i)         the charge is withdrawn;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 a preliminary examination;

                  (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.