Section 378 — Crimes Act 1961: Stay of proceedings

378 Stay of proceedings The Attorney-General may at any time after any person has been committed for trial or for sentence, or after an indictment has been filed against any person for any crime, and before judgment is given, direct that an entry be made in the Crown Book that the proceedings are stayed by his direction, and on that entry being made the proceedings shall be stayed accordingly. Section 378 was amended, as from 1 May 1981, by section 14 Crimes Amendment (No 2) Act 1980 (1980 No 85) by omitting the words “ to the High Court ” . Section 378 was amended, as from 1 March 1996, by section 4(1) Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 68) by substituting the word “ filed ” for the word “ presented ” . See clause 2 Crimes Amendment Act Commencement Order 1996 (SR 1996/1).