Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CHAPTER 14 - COURTS AND PROCEEDINGS  

PART 14-3 - JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE OF COURTS  

Division 589 - Criminal jurisdiction  

SECTION 589-10  

589-10   LAWS TO BE APPLIED  
Subject to this Division, the laws of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory respecting:

(a)    the arrest and custody in the State or Territory of offenders or persons charged with offences; and

(b)    the procedure in the State or Territory for:

(i) the summary conviction; and

(ii) the examination and commitment for trial on indictment; and

(iii) the trial and conviction on indictment; and

(iv) the hearing and determination of appeals arising out of any such trial or conviction or out of any related proceedings;

of offenders or persons charged with offences, including the procedure for holding accused persons to bail; and

(c)    the rules of evidence applied in criminal procedure in the State or Territory in relation to such persons;

apply in the State or Territory, so far as they are applicable, to persons who are charged with offences against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations legislation.