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330: Crimes may be charged in the alternative
or “You can list different possible crimes someone might have done in a legal case.”
You could also call this:

“A rule that says some mistakes in how a charge is written won't make it invalid.”

This part of the law has been removed. It used to be about certain complaints that wouldn’t make a charge invalid, but it’s not in use anymore. The government took it out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 July 2013. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011.

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Next up: 332: Indictment for perjury or fraud

or “This used to be about how to officially charge someone for lying in court or cheating, but it's not used anymore.”
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Part 12 Procedure
Indictments

331Certain objections not to vitiate counts (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 331: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).