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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Procedure before trial - Case management

55: Case management discussions and case management memorandum

You could also call this:

"Talking about your case and making a plan with the prosecutor before trial"

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If you are accused of a crime and have a lawyer, you and the prosecutor must talk about your case before a certain date. You will discuss whether your case will go to trial and make plans for it to happen fairly and quickly. You will also fill out a document together, called a case management memorandum, which includes information listed in section 56. You will put information in this document that helps your case move forward. If you have more than one charge against you, you might only need to fill out one case management memorandum for all of them. You must give the court your case management memorandum by a certain time, which is decided by the court's rules.

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Part 3Procedure before trial
Case management

55Case management discussions and case management memorandum

  1. If the defendant is represented by a lawyer, before the date to which the proceeding is adjourned for case review the prosecutor and defendant must—

  2. engage in case management discussions to ascertain whether the proceeding will proceed to trial and, if so, make any arrangements necessary for its fair and expeditious resolution; and
    1. jointly complete a memorandum containing the information specified in section 56 (the case management memorandum).

      1. If, in accordance with section 138(1)(a), 2 or more charges are to be heard together, a single case management memorandum may be filed in respect of all the charges to be heard together.

      2. The case management memorandum must be filed by the defendant by the time prescribed in rules of court.