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328: Form of indictment
or “This rule explained how to write up the official paper that says what someone did wrong, but it's not used anymore.”

You could also call this:

“This rule used to explain what information should be included in each part of a legal accusation.”

This section of the law, which was about what needs to be in the counts of an indictment, is no longer in use. The government removed it on 1 July 2013. An indictment is a formal document that explains the charges against someone in a criminal case. The counts are the different parts of the indictment that list each charge separately. Since this part of the law has been taken out, you don’t need to worry about what it used to say.

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Next up: 330: Crimes may be charged in the alternative

or “You can list different possible crimes someone might have done in a legal case.”

Part 12 Procedure
Indictments

329Contents of counts (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 329: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).