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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - Trial and sentence

368: Adjourning trial for witnesses

You could also call this:

"The judge can pause the trial to give time for people to come and tell what they know."

This provision, titled 'Adjourning trial for witnesses', was part of the 'Trial and sentence' section in the Crimes Act 1961. However, it no longer exists. The government removed this part of the law on 1 July 2013. This means that the rules about postponing a trial to wait for witnesses are no longer found in this specific section of the Crimes Act.

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Part 12Procedure
Trial and sentence

368Adjourning trial for witnesses (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 368: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).