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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 207 Power to set aside conviction or order before sentence

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 207

Power to set aside conviction or order before sentence

207 Power to set aside conviction or order before sentence

(1) An accused person may, at any time after conviction or an order has been made against the accused person and before the summary proceedings are finally disposed of, apply to the court to change the accused person's plea from guilty to not guilty and to have the conviction or order set aside.
(2) The court may set aside the conviction or order made against the accused person and proceed to determine the matter on the basis of the plea of not guilty.