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Criminal defence and fast-track proceedings
Understand the charge before making decisions.
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Completion of an offence
Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.
What it means
Full satisfaction of the elements required for an offence. Identifying when an offence was completed can affect its classification, limitation period and distinction from an attempt.
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