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335 Interpreter
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(a)a person is charged with an offence punishable by imprisonment; and
(b)the court is satisfied that the person does not have a knowledge of the English language that is sufficient to enable the person to understand, or participate in, the proceeding—
the court must not hear and determine the proceeding without a competent interpreter interpreting it.