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CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 282 Refusal to plead

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 282

Refusal to plead

If any person being so arraigned stands mute, or will not answer directly to the indictment, the court may order a plea of not guilty to be entered on behalf of the person, and the plea so entered shall have the same effect as if he or she had actually pleaded not guilty.