Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CONFISCATION OF CRIMINAL ASSETS ACT 2003 - SECT 17

For this Act, a person is cleared of an offence if—

        (a)     an indictment for the offence lapses, or is withdrawn or struck out; or

        (b)     a charge for the offence is withdrawn or discharged; or

        (c)     the person is acquitted of the offence; or

        (d)     the person's conviction for the offence is quashed.

Note     Indictment is defined in the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1 as including an information. (See also that Act, dict, pt 1, def present .)