Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209
Historical version for 29 June 2000 to 30 July 2000 (accessed 24 May 2013 at 01:59) Current version

36   Certification of back up and related offences

(1)  On committal for trial of a person charged with an indictable offence:
(a)  the prosecuting authority must inform the Magistrate (or justice or justices) as to whether or not the person has been charged with any back up offence or related offence, and
(b)  if the person has been charged with any back up offence or related offence, the prosecuting authority is to produce to the court a certificate specifying each back up offence and related offence with which the person has been charged.
(2)  This section does not prevent the person referred to in subsection (1) being charged with any offence after committal.
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