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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - Trial and sentence

377: Proceedings on Sunday

You could also call this:

“This law used to say when court could happen on Sundays, but it's not used anymore.”

This part of the law used to talk about what happens in court on Sundays. However, it’s not in use anymore. On 1 July 2013, this section was removed from the Crimes Act 1961. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011.

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Topics:

Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

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.”

378: Stay of proceedings, or

“This rule about stopping a court case was taken out of the law.”

Part 12 Procedure
Trial and sentence

377Proceedings on Sunday (Repealed)

Notes

Section 377: repealed, on 1 July 2013, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).