New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

JUSTICES ACT 1902 - SECT 78A

78A Provision for hearing cases together

(1) Where the defendant is charged with 2 or more offences, the Justice or Justices have jurisdiction to hear and determine the charges together if:

(a) the defendant and the informant or complainant consent,

(b) the offences arise out of the same set of circumstances, or

(c) the offences form or are part of a series of offences of the same or a similar character.

(2) Where 2 or more defendants are separately charged with offences, the Justice or Justices have jurisdiction to hear and determine the charges together, if:

(a) the defendants and the informants or complainants consent,

(b) the offences arise out of the same set of circumstances, or

(c) the offences form or are part of a series of offences of the same or a similar character.

(3) Any such charges shall not be heard and determined together if the Justice or Justices are of the opinion that the charges ought to be heard and determined separately in the interests of justice.