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331: Certain objections not to vitiate counts
or “A rule that says some mistakes in how a charge is written won't make it invalid.”
You could also call this:

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

This section of the law, called ‘Indictment for perjury or fraud’, used to be part of the Crimes Act 1961. However, it no longer exists. The government removed this section on 1 July 2013. If you need information about perjury (lying under oath) or fraud, you’ll need to look at other parts of the law that are still in effect.

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Next up: 333: General provisions as to counts not affected

or “This rule about how to write parts of a court case document is no longer used.”
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Part 12 Procedure
Indictments

332Indictment for perjury or fraud (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 332: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).