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325: Powers of substituted court to compel attendance
or “The new court can make people come to it, just like the old court could.”
You could also call this:

“If a trial moves to a different court, it continues there as if it had always been in that court.”

This section of the law, called ‘Trial in substituted court’, used to be part of the ‘Change of venue’ rules in the Crimes Act 1961. However, it no longer exists. The government removed this section on 1 July 2013. This means that the rules it used to contain are no longer in effect. If you need to know about current rules for changing where a trial takes place, you would need to look at other parts of the law or ask a legal expert.

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Next up: 327: Witnesses' expenses where indictment removed at instance of the Crown

or “Money for helpers when the big court case moves to a different place because the government says so”
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Part 12 Procedure
Change of venue

326Trial in substituted court (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 326: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).