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the charge is withdrawn;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.