This section of the law used to allow a judge to decide that a trial should happen without a jury in certain cases. These cases were ones that were expected to take a long time and be complicated. However, this rule no longer exists. It was removed from the law on 1 July 2013. This means that judges can no longer use this specific rule to have a trial without a jury, even if the case might be long and complex.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM1782100.
361C: Judge may order trial without a jury in certain cases, or
“A judge could decide to have a trial without a jury in some special situations.”
361E: Judge may order trial without jury in cases involving intimidation of juror or jurors, or
“A judge can decide to have a trial without a jury if someone tries to scare the jurors.”
