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entitles the accused, upon arraignment, to plead not guilty in addition to making a special plea. Special pleas remain regulated by the common law. The reference in section 390A(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 to a demurrer is no longer required. A demurrer is an historical term for an application to quash a charge in an indictment on the grounds that it does not disclose an offence known to law. Such applications (with modernised language) can be managed in the same way as any application and this is specifically confirmed in clause 199(1)(c).