“The law used to say you must give a copy of the charges to the person accused of a crime.”
This part of the law used to be about getting a copy of an indictment, which is a formal document that lists the charges against someone in a criminal case. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed from the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 July 2013. This means that the rules about getting a copy of an indictment are now found somewhere else in the law or have been replaced by new rules.