New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 90

90 Magistrate may set aside requirements for written statements

(1) In any committal proceedings, the Magistrate may dispense with all or any of the following requirements of this Act relating to written statements or exhibits:

(a) service of documents on the accused person, as required by section 75,

(b) provision to the accused person of a reasonable opportunity to inspect proposed exhibits,

(c) specification of the age of the person who made a statement,

(d) any requirement specified by the regulations, if the rules do not prohibit the Magistrate from dispensing with the requirement.

(2) A requirement may be dispensed with under this section only on an application by the accused person or with the consent of the accused person.