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321: Person committed for trial may plead guilty before trial
or “Someone who has been sent to court can say they did it before the big day in court.”

You could also call this:

“This rule about moving where a court case happens is no longer used.”

This part of the law used to talk about changing where a court meets or sits. However, it’s not part of the law anymore. The government removed this section on 1 July 2013. If you want to know more about why they changed it, you can look at another part of the law called the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011.

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Next up: 323: Powers of court of committal as to custody or bail of accused

or “The court decides if the accused person should stay in jail or be allowed out while waiting for their trial.”

Part 12 Procedure
Change of venue

322Changing venue or sitting (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 322: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).