This law was about special rules for cases of a sexual nature. It was part of the ‘Trial and sentence’ section in the Crimes Act 1961. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed on 5 March 2012. This change applies to any legal cases that started before that date. The law that replaced this section is now in the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.
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375: Power to clear court and forbid report of proceedings, or
“The judge can make people leave the courtroom and stop anyone from telling others what happened there.”
376: Presence of the accused, or
“This rule about whether the person accused of a crime needs to be there during their trial has been removed from the law.”
