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Queensland
Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill 2007
Queensland
Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill 2007
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Short title 2... eee Code amended..................
Amendment of s 17 (Former conviction or acquittal) ..........
Insertion of new ch68 ............
Chapter 68 678A
678B
678C
678D 678E 678F 678G 678H 678J
678K
Exceptions to double jeopardy rules
Definitions............. Application of ch 68 .....
Court may order retrial for murder—fresh and
compelling evidence.....
Court may order retrial for 25 year offence—tainted
acquittal ............
Fresh and compelling evidence—meaning ........
Tainted acquittal—meaning ....................
Interests of justice—matters for consideration. .....
Application for retria—procedure................
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A Bill
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code to provide 2 exceptions to the double jeopardy rules to allow an acquitted person to be retried, and for other purposes
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Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill 2007
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Act 2007.
Code amended This Act amends the Criminal Code.
Amendment of s 17 (Former conviction or acquittal) Section 17— insert— 'Note—
This section does not apply to the charge mentioned in section 678B (Court may order retrial for murder—fresh and compelling evidence) or 678C (Court may order retrial for 25 year offence—tainted acquittal).'.
Insertion of new ch 68 After section 677—
insert—
'Chapter 68 Exceptions to double jeopardy
rules
'678 Definitions
'(1)_ In this chapter—
25 year offence means an offence punishable by imprisonment for life or for a period of 25 years or more.
acquittal—
(a) includes—
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Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill 2007
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