Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A superior court
to which an accused is committed on a charge or in which an accused is
indicted on a charge may at any time order that the prosecution of the charge
be stayed permanently, if it is in the interests of justice to do so.
(2) On making such an
order the court —
(a) may
discharge the jury, if any, from giving its verdict on the charge; and
(b) may
discharge the accused from the charge; and
(c) may
make any orders it thinks fit, including orders as to bail and orders under
Schedule 4, to ensure the accused and any witness are amenable to justice
until —
(i)
the time for appealing against the stay order has
expired; and
(ii)
any appeal against the stay order is concluded.