Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 37

Jury directions

37. Jury directions



(1) If relevant to the facts in issue in a proceeding the judge must direct
the jury on the matters set out in sections 37AAA and 37AA.

(2) A judge must not give to a jury a direction of a kind referred to in
section 37AAA or 37AA if the direction is not relevant to the facts in issue
in the proceeding.

(3) A judge must relate any direction given to the jury of a kind referred to
in section 37AAA or 37AA to-

   (a)  the facts in issue in the proceeding; and

   (b)  the elements of the offence being tried in respect of which the
        direction is given-

so as to aid the jury's comprehension of the direction.