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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.”
You could also call this:

“ A judge can decide to have a trial without a jury if the case might take a long time and be hard to understand. ”

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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Next up: 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.”
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Part 12 Procedure
Trial and sentence

361DJudge may order trial without jury in certain cases that are likely to be long and complex (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 361D: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).