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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 No. 150, 2004 - SECT 19

General powers of a court
(1)
The power of a court to control the conduct of a federal criminal proceeding, in particular with respect to abuse of process, is not affected by this Act, except so far as this Act expressly or impliedly provides otherwise.

Consideration of a matter in relation to closed hearings not to prevent later stay order

(2)
An order under section 31 does not prevent the court from later ordering that the federal criminal proceeding be stayed on a ground involving the same matter, including that an order made under section 31 would have a substantial adverse effect on a defendant's right to receive a fair hearing.



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