Crimes Act 1900 No 40
Historical version for 24 September 1993 to 13 November 1993 (accessed 20 May 2013 at 21:54) Current version

481   Summary conviction or dismissal a bar to indictment

Every conviction upon a charge disposed of summarily under section 476 shall have the same effect as a conviction upon an indictment for the offence would have had, and no person, convicted as aforesaid, or who obtains a certificate of dismissal under section 480, shall be afterwards liable to prosecution for the same cause.
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