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Section 292 — Procedure when accused does not understand proceedings

As in force on 1 July 2014.

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292.Procedure when accused does not understand proceedings

(1)If an accused, though not of unsound mind, cannot understand or be made to understand the proceedings, the court may proceed with the committal hearing or trial.

(2)For all courts other than the High Court, if the committal hearing results in a committal to stand trial in the High Court or if the trial results in a conviction, then the court must forward the proceedings to the High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case and the High Court must make such order or pass such sentence as it thinks fit.