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Clause 184 Accused may admit matters and give consents

(1)In or before a criminal proceeding, a defendant may— that a party to a civil proceeding may make or give.

(a)admit matters of fact; and

(b)give any consent—

(2)A defendant's admission or consent is not effective for the purposes of subsection (1) unless—

(a)the defendant has been advised to do so by the defendant's Australian legal practitioner or legal counsel; or

Paragraph (a) differs from the Commonwealth Act and New South Wales Act.

(b)the court is satisfied that the defendant understands the consequences of making the admission or giving the consent.