Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this section—
"fresh indictment" means an indictment which includes a charge for the same offence as an offence charged in an indictment previously filed in court against that accused or a related offence.
(2) Nothing in section 163 prevents the filing of a fresh indictment.
(3) The filing of a fresh indictment does not commence a new criminal proceeding.
(4) On the filing of a fresh indictment against an accused, proceedings in relation to a charge for the same offence or a related offence in an indictment previously filed in court against that accused are discontinued.
Note
See the definition of related offences in section 3.