Victorian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2009 (NO. 7 OF 2009) - SECT 212

The trial of a person for a sexual offence must commence—

        (a)     within 3 months after the day on which the person is committed for trial in respect of the offence; or

        (b)     if no committal proceeding in respect of the offence is held, within 3 months after the day on which the indictment against the person is filed; or

        (c)     if a new trial is ordered by the Court of Appeal, within 3 months after the day on which the order is made; or

        (d)     if the period referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), or any extension of that period is extended under section 247, within the extended period.