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Section 168 — If co-accused charged subsequently

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

168.If co-accused charged subsequently

If, subsequent to any criminal case disclosure conference held under this Division in relation to an accused, a co‑accused is charged, the court may do all or any of the following:

(a)order the prosecution to serve on the co‑accused the Case for the Prosecution in relation to the accused;

(b)order the accused to serve on the co‑accused the accused’s Case for the Defence, if any.