This part of the law used to be about making sure a new trial would be fair when someone was being tried again for a crime they were found not guilty of before. However, this section no longer exists in the law. It was removed on 1 July 2013.
This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.
View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM1399248.
378D: Order for retrial may be granted by Court of Appeal if new and compelling evidence discovered, or
“The Court of Appeal can order a new trial if they find strong new proof about a case that was already decided.”
378F: Effect of order for retrial, or
“This rule explained what happened after a judge said someone could have a new trial, but it's not used anymore.”
