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371: Motion in arrest of judgment. Sentence
or “This rule used to explain how to ask for a different decision or get a sentence after a trial, but it's not used anymore.”
You could also call this:

“This law allowed mistakes in sentences to be fixed, but it's no longer used.”

The law used to have a section called ‘Correction of erroneous sentence’. This section was part of the rules about trials and sentences in the Crimes Act 1961. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed from the law on 1 July 2013. This means that if you’re looking for information about how to fix a wrong sentence, you won’t find it in this part of the law anymore.

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Part 12 Procedure
Trial and sentence

372Correction of erroneous sentence (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 372: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).