21   When information may be laid

An information may be laid before a Justice in any case where any person has committed or is suspected to have committed any treason or other indictable offence:

(a)  in New South Wales,

(b)  on the high seas, or in any creek, harbour, or other place in which the Admiralty of England have or claim to have jurisdiction,

(c)  on land beyond the seas, when for such offence an indictment may legally be preferred in New South Wales.