This section of the law used to say that you could ask for a trial with just a judge and no jury. However, this part of the law no longer exists. It was removed on 1 July 2013, which means you can’t use this option anymore. The law about how trials work has changed since then.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331722.
361A: Trial before a Judge with a jury general rule, or
“This rule about having a trial with a judge and a group of people called a jury doesn't exist anymore.”
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.”
