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Clause 69 Procedure for joint hearings if no case submission made

(1)After the close of the case for the prosecution, an accused who wishes to make a submission that there is no case for the accused to answer must do so at that time.

(2)If, after the Magistrates' Court has ruled on all no case submissions, charges against 2 or more accused remain to be determined, each accused must advise the court, in response to questioning under section 67 or 68, which of the options referred to in section 66(b) or (c) the accused elects to take.