Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 417

Rights of prosecution on trials before juries

417. Rights of prosecution on trials before juries



(1) Upon every trial before a jury for an indictable offence the prosecution
shall be allowed to address the jury a second time in support of its case for
the purpose of summing up the evidence but the time at which it shall be
entitled to exercise that right shall in all cases be after the close of all
evidence and before the closing speech, if any, by or on behalf of the
accused31.

(2) The prosecution shall not be entitled to any further or other right of
reply upon the ground that the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General or a
legal practitioner representing either of them appears for the prosecution at
the trial nor upon any other ground.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this section if, in the closing speech by or
on behalf of the accused, relevant facts are asserted which are not supported
by any sworn evidence that is before the jury, the presiding judge may grant
leave to the prosecution to make a supplementary submission to the jury
confined to replying to such assertion32.

(17) Statements by prisoners