This part of the law used to be about commenting when someone didn’t give evidence in a trial. However, it’s no longer a part of the law. The government removed this section on 1 July 2013. This means that whatever rules were here before about talking about people who didn’t give evidence are not used anymore. If you want to know what the current rules are about this topic, you’d need to look at other parts of the law that are still in effect.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331739.
365: Question to accused when undefended, or
“The judge asks an accused person without a lawyer if they want to say anything about their case.”
366A: Unsworn statement prohibited, or
“People accused of crimes are not allowed to tell their side of the story without promising to tell the truth.”
