In this Act, a reference to a person who has been charged with an offence is a reference to a person—
(a) against whom an indictment has been filed for the offence; or
(b) against whom a charge-sheet charging the offence has been filed, whether or not either of the following has been issued or served—
(i) a summons to answer to the charge; or
(ii) a warrant to arrest the person.
S. 5B inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 9, renumbered as s. 9 by No. 63/2017 s. 14.